US EditionPolice respond to attempted 'firebomb attack' at north-west London synagogue, says charities
Counter-terror police are investigating a string of similar attacks on Jewish sites after the synagogue fire caused minor smoke damage and no injuries.
- On Saturday night, Kenton United Synagogue in Harrow suffered minor smoke damage during an attempted arson, the Community Security Trust reported, with no injuries or significant structural damage.
- Multiple arson or attempted arson attacks have targeted Jewish property across Finchley, Golders Green, and Hendon over the past month, establishing a pattern of escalating incidents.
- The Met Police established a large cordon and deployed forensic teams and fire-investigation dogs at the scene; extra stop-and-search powers were introduced borough-wide to deter violence.
- London Mayor Sadiq Khan promised "significantly increased police presence" around Jewish places of worship, stating "There is no place for antisemitism in our city." The Community Security Trust urged the community to "remain calm."
- Counter Terror Police London is leading investigations into a separate attempted arson at Jewish Futures in Hendon on Friday, which officials are not treating as terrorism. Police continue providing reassurance to Jewish places of worship across the borough.
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British police have arrested two men for arson at a synagogue in London. The incident took place yesterday morning. No one was injured. The men involved are two young men aged 17 and 19. The Kenton United Synagogue in northwest London was the target of the attack. A bottle containing flammable liquid was thrown through the window. The fire caused minor smoke damage. The Jewish community in London has been hit by arsons multiple times over the pa…
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Impartial ReporterTeenagers arrested in connection with arson attack at Kenton Synagogue
The Community Security Trust (CST) said that minor smoke damage to an internal room was caused.
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LONDON >> British police said they are investigating possible Iran links to a series of arson attacks on Jewish targets in London, which the U.K. chief rabbi said showed a sustained campaign of violence against the Jewish community was gathering momentum. After the latest attack, at Kenton United Synagogue in the Harrow area of the city shortly after midnight, the third such incident in a week, U.K. counter-terrorism police said they were headin…
Jews facing ‘sustained campaign of violence’ amid repeat arson attacks
Britain’s Chief Rabbi says the Jewish community in the UK is being subjected to a ‘sustained campaign of violence and intimidation’ after an attempted arson attack on a synagogue in Harrow, in northwest London. It’s the third arson attack on a Jewish site in less than a week.
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