Police arrest three more over arson attack on Jewish ambulance

British police have arrested three more men in connection with an arson attack on a Jewish community ambulance in north London on 23 March. The incident took place near a synagogue in Golders Green. Prime Minister Keir Starmer described it as a deeply shocking antisemitic act.

The investigation is being led by counter-terrorism officers, although the case has not been formally classified as terrorism.

The Metropolitan Police said the three suspects, aged 20, 19 and 17, were detained at separate addresses in east London. They are suspected of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life. Two are British citizens, while the third holds British Pakistani citizenship.

Last week, police arrested two men in their 40s, who were later released on bail. According to SITE Intelligence, the attack was claimed by an Iran-linked transnational militant group calling itself the Islamic Right Wing People’s Movement.

‘We know that concerns within the Jewish community remain high, but I hope these arrests show we are doing everything we can to bring those responsible to justice,’ said Commander Helen Flanagan, head of London’s counter-terrorism unit.

(reuters, max)