British-Pakistani teenager and three others arrested for arson on ambulances of Jewish community in London

British-Pakistani teenager and three others arrested for arson on ambulances of Jewish community in London

Three people, including a British-Pakistani teenager, were arrested on Wednesday in connection with the arson attack on an ambulance belonging to the Jewish community in Golders Green, north London, police said.The Metropolitan Police confirmed that the suspects, aged 20, 19 and 17, were detained at separate addresses in east London on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life. Two are British citizens, while the third holds dual British-Pakistani citizenship.The attack took place in the early hours of 23 March in Golders Green, an area with a large Jewish community. The explosions caused by the oxygen and gas canisters inside the ambulance shattered nearby windows and forced some residents to evacuate. The four ambulances targeted belonged to Hatzolah, the volunteer-led Jewish emergency service.Earlier, two British men in their 40s were also arrested but were later released on police bail. The investigation is being led by Counter Terrorism Policing London, however the incident is not being treated as terrorism at this time.Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the attack as a “deeply shocking anti-Semitic arson attack” and stressed that “anti-Semitism has no place in our society.”Commander Helen Flanagan, head of counter terrorism policing in London, said officers were working tirelessly to bring those responsible to justice and reassure the local Jewish community.

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