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Police treating attack on Jewish charity's former premises in northwest London as antisemitic hate crime
Counterterrorism officers are leading the probe after a man lit a bag at the doorway, causing minor damage and no injuries, police said.
- On Friday night, a man was seen lighting a bag containing bottles of liquid at a Hendon building previously used by the Jewish community, and the Metropolitan Police are investigating the incident as an antisemitic hate crime.
- This attack follows recent incidents, including four Jewish community ambulances torched in Golders Green on March 23 and an attempted arson at a Persian-language media organization in Wembley.
- Authorities confirmed they are examining "online claims of responsibility" regarding the attacks, though no arrests have been made, while Commander Helen Flanagan of Counter Terrorism Policing London noted "similar circumstances" across multiple recent events.
- Detective Chief Superintendent Luke Williams confirmed extra stop-and-search powers are now in effect across Barnet, while police have increased armed patrols and Project Servator deployments to disrupt potential offenders and reassure the community.
- The Community Security Trust continues to urge the public to "remain calm" and report suspicious activity by calling 999, as residents have expressed growing anxiety, with one local describing recent events as "getting too close to home.
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Jewish community urged to ‘remain calm’ after another arson attack
A man fled the scene in Hendon, north-west London. Members of the Jewish community are being urged to “remain calm” as counter-terror police investigate an arson attack in north-west London. A man was spotted on Friday evening approaching a row of shops carrying a plastic bag later found to contain three bottles of fluid, the Metropolitan Police said. He placed the bag by a building in Hendon before lighting the items inside, it added. When the…
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