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Four ambulances owned by a Jewish charity were set on fire outside a synagogue in Golders Green, north London, in the early hours of March 23
A Pakistani boy is among three people arrested over an anti-Semitic firebomb attack in north London.
Four ambulances owned by a Jewish charity were set on fire outside a synagogue in Golders Green in the early hours of March 23.
A 17-year-old boy with dual British and Pakistani nationality was arrested in east London on Wednesday.
Two more British nationals – a 20-year-old man and a 19-year-old man – were arrested in the same area.
All three were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life. They were taken to a London police station, where they remain in custody.
Counter-terror police are leading the investigation into the arson amid fears that it may have been orchestrated by Iran.
Two other men, aged 45 and 47 and both British nationals, were detained at addresses in north-west and central London last week on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life. They were later released on bail.
Israeli embassy sources previously told The Telegraph that the firebombing had the hallmarks of an Iran-backed attack
Commander Helen Flanagan, the Metropolitan Police’s head of counter-terrorism policing, said: “Since this appalling attack last week, we have been working continuously to investigate and identify those responsible.
“We know concern among the Jewish community remains high, but I hope these arrests show that we are doing everything we can to bring those responsible to justice.”
The ambulances were owned by Hatzola Northwest, a Jewish charity that provides free emergency medical care and hospital transfers. It has operated in Golders Green, home to one of Britain’s largest Jewish communities, since 1979.
