US EditionTwo teenagers arrested over attack on Harrow synagogue
Counterterrorism police are probing possible Iran-linked attacks after 15 arrests in recent weeks, as leaders warn of a pattern targeting Jewish sites.
- On Monday, London police arrested a 17-year-old boy and 19-year-old man following an arson attack on the Kenton United Synagogue in Harrow on Sunday morning.
- Counterterrorism officers are probing links between the attacks and Iran, investigating whether the state is hiring local criminals to act as proxies amid Middle East tensions.
- Deputy Commissioner Matt Jukes of the Metropolitan Police confirmed 15 arrests related to six incidents targeting Jewish premises in recent weeks, with the synagogue fire caused by a bottle of flammable liquid.
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was "appalled" at the violence, while Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis called the attack "cowardly," warning that intimidation of the Jewish community is gathering momentum.
- Authorities describe the incidents as part of a modern "hybrid war" fought by proxies, with MI5 reporting more than 20 "potentially lethal" Iran-backed plots disrupted in the past year.
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Teens Detained After Arson Attack On London Synagogue Possibly Linked To Iran
by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Chief International Correspondent LONDON (Worthy News) – British police on Monday confirmed the detention of two teenagers over an arson attack on a synagogue in London, the latest in a series of incidents targeting the Jewish community, as investigators examine possible links to Iran. A bottle containing an accelerant was thrown through a window of the Kenton United Synagogue on Shaftesbury Avenue in Kenton, northw…
The two arrested are suspected of throwing a Molotov cocktail through the window of a synagogue.
The arrests are a 19-year-old man and a 17-year-old youth who may have received further instructions from the Iranian government.
Two arrested over attempted arson attack at London synagogue
The attack was the latest in a series of arson incidents targeting Jewish sites across the capital in recent weeks: counter-terrorism officers said they are probing possible links the wave of attacks on Jewish targets and Iran
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