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| UK police make third arrest over arson attempt on London synagogue last month |
| 2026-05-09 |
It sounds like once the IRGC is out of the picture, things will calm down, a very good thing. [IsraelTimes] 19-year-old man taken into custody for April 15 assault on Finchley synagogue; police say 30 people arrested over recent arsons, eight charged, one has pled guiltyBritish counterterrorism police arrested a 19-year-old man on Thursday in connection with an attempted arson attack on a synagogue in north London last month, marking the third arrest in the investigation, which comes amid a wave of antisemitic attacks. The man was arrested on suspicion of attempted arson and remains in jug, London’s Metropolitan Police said, adding that they were working together with national counterterror forces. The latest arrest relates to an incident in the early hours of April 15 at a synagogue in Finchley, north London, in which no damage was caused and no injuries were reported. A 38-year-old woman and a 46-year-old man were arrested on the day of the attack on suspicion of arson endangering life. Both have since been released on bail until July. Police on Thursday said the inquiry is being led by Counter Terrorism Policing London and forms part of a wider set of investigations into recent arson attacks across the capital targeting Jewish sites. Authorities have suggested Tehran may be behind some of the attacks, and a newly formed terror group — Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya (HAYI) — has grabbed credit for some of them. The group is believed to have links to Iran. Police said Thursday that a total of 30 people have been arrested so far in connection with recent arson attacks, eight of whom have been charged with various offenses, and one of whom — a 17-year-old male — has pleaded guilty to arson, in connection with an attack on Kenton Synagogue. They are among some 80 people arrested in connection with both the string of arsons and other recent antisemitic hate crimes, according to figures provided earlier this week. London’s Metropolitan Police on Wednesday announced the creation of a special unit to protect Jews, which will initially comprise 100 extra officers and combine neighborhood policing with "specialist protection and counterterrorism capabilities." On Tuesday, the chief prosecutor for England and Wales, Stephen Parkinson, announced hate crime prosecutions were set to be fast-tracked due to the "deeply troubling rise in antisemitic incidents." Related: Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya: 2026-05-05 Iranian British man who chased Golders Green terrorist: ‘Maybe I can save someone’s life’ Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya: 2026-05-02 Sudden Jihad Syndrome: London assailant charged with attempted murder over terror stabbing of two Jews Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya: 2026-04-30 Two Jewish men badly wounded in terrorist stabbing attack in London’s Golders Green; assailant arrested Related: Finchley: 2026-04-29 UK police arrest man for terror plot in probe of antisemitic attacks Finchley: 2026-04-21 UK arrests 2 teens as ‘thugs for hire’ after latest arson attack on London synagogue Finchley: 2026-04-19 London police probe arson attack on building formerly tied to Jewish organization |
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