Overview
- A man on a Route 254 bus in Hackney shouted antisemitic slurs such as “Shame Hitler didn’t kill you” and threatened to kill Jewish children, according to Shomrim.
- The bus driver hit the emergency alarm as passengers intervened, and Shomrim volunteers detained the suspect until police arrived.
- Metropolitan Police arrested a 50-year-old on suspicion of making threats to kill and a Section 4A public order offence, and officers found no weapon after a search.
- Detectives say their investigation is ongoing and they are treating the case as an antisemitic hate crime, with witnesses urged to contact police or Crimestoppers.
- TfL said it is supporting the probe and the bus operator will supply onboard CCTV, as the incident lands during a broader rise in UK cases targeting Jewish people, including arson attacks and the Golders Green stabbing labeled a terrorist incident.