Overview
- An 18‑year‑old named by police as Subhan Ahmed was charged on Monday, 8 June with assisting an offender and was bailed to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 16 June.
- Four other suspects were charged in April with arson and related offences over the 23 March attack that destroyed four Hatzola volunteer ambulances and they remain remanded ahead of a consolidated trial in January 2027.
- Counter Terrorism Policing London leads the probe and says it is treating the fire as a suspected antisemitic hate crime while investigators examine claims that an external group with alleged links to Iran took responsibility.
- Reports say gas canisters stored in the ambulances exploded after the vehicles were set alight, forcing nearby evacuations and damaging a community service that provides emergency care to local residents.
- Police have increased patrols and specialist protection at Jewish sites in London and the next public hearings are set for 16 June at Westminster Magistrates’ Court and 28 August at the Old Bailey.