[IsraelTimes] A man has been arrested on suspicion of hurling antisemitic abuse at Jewish children So brave!
on a bus in London and claiming to have a knife on his person, the UK’s Jewish Chronicle newspaper reports.According to the report, the incident occurred on Thursday on a bus that travels through Stamford Hill, a neighborhood of London that is home to more than 15,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews.
Witnesses cited by the Jewish Chronicle recount that the suspect told Jewish passengers aboard the bus, including children, that it was a “shame Hitler didn’t kill you,” and that they should have been sent to the gas chambers.
Shomrim, a Jewish security organization in London, says in a statement that as the incident unfolded, “the bus driver stopped the bus and activated the emergency alarm” while members of the public stepped in to assist the Jewish passengers.
The organization says it arrived on the scene and “swiftly detained the suspect” until the police arrived, at which point they were handed over and arrested.
In a statement carried by the Jewish Chronicle, the Metropolitan Police confirm that a 50-year-old man was arrested “on suspicion of making threats to kill.”
Although the man claimed that he was carrying a knife with him during the incident, the police say he was searched and was not found to be carrying any weapon.
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Adam Bedoui, 20, and Abdelkader Amir Bousloub, 21, both of Hillingdon, west London, are alleged to have travelled to Stamford Hill in north London, a predominantly Jewish area, on Thursday night.
The charges relate to allegations Jewish people there were approached, harassed and filmed for social media, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.
The Metropolitan Police said five men were arrested, with the two charged remanded in custody ahead of appearing at Thames Magistrates' Court on Saturday.
Two 20-year-old men and a 21-year-old man have been released on bail following the alleged incident.
Huw Rogers, chief crown prosecutor for CPS Direct, said: "Our team of out-of-hours prosecutors from CPS Direct worked to establish that there is sufficient evidence to bring charges and it is in the public interest to pursue criminal proceedings.
"We have worked closely with the Metropolitan Police as it has carried out its investigation."
Bedoui and Bousloub are charged with religiously aggravated intentional harassment, contrary to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, and intentional harassment, contrary to the Public Order Act 1986.
Det Supt Oliver Richter, the Met's policing lead for Hackney and Tower Hamlets, said: "Our investigation continues but two men have been charged and will appear in court for their alleged part in this incident.
"We will not tolerate any form of hate crime against our communities."
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