Overview
- Metropolitan Police said Monday that a 19-year-old and a 17-year-old were arrested in the investigation into the attempted firebombing of Kenton United Synagogue in Harrow.
- Patrol officers found a broken window and smoke at the synagogue after midnight Sunday, and police said a bottle with accelerant had been thrown inside, causing a small fire with no injuries.
- Counter Terrorism Command is now leading inquiries into a recent cluster of incidents at Jewish sites in Golders Green, Finchley, Hendon and Harrow, and police report roughly 15 arrests across related probes.
- Senior officers said they are examining whether local offenders were recruited and paid by Iran-linked actors, as a little-known group called Harakat Ashab al-Jamin al-Islamija claimed some attacks and posted videos online.
- Police have stepped up patrols near vulnerable sites and leaders including Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the attacks, while items checked near the Israeli embassy over the weekend were found to contain no harmful substances.