Overview
- Two suspects, a 47-year-old woman and a 46-year-old man, were arrested in Watford on Wednesday after CCTV showed masked intruders placing two bottles and throwing a brick at Finchley Reform Synagogue, where the bottles did not ignite and no one was hurt.
- Police said late Wednesday that three males aged 16, 19 and 21 were arrested after an ignited container was thrown toward the Iran International offices in Wembley, with officers pursuing a fleeing SUV that crashed before the arrests.
- Detectives are treating both incidents as hate crimes with support from Counter Terrorism Policing, and neither case has been designated a terrorist incident at this stage.
- Investigators noted similarities in method across recent cases and said they are assessing unverified online claims by the little‑known group HAYI, which they described as a line of inquiry.
- The Finchley and Wembley arrests follow the March 23 torching of four Hatzola ambulances in Golders Green, for which three people have been charged, and police have increased patrols around Jewish sites to reassure residents and gather tips and CCTV.