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UK police investigating if arson attacks on Jewish sites in London are the work of Iranian proxies
Counterterrorism officers are examining whether the attacks were linked to Iranian proxies after more than 20 Iran-backed plots were disrupted, MI5 said.
- Counter Terrorism Policing London is investigating a string of arson attacks on Jewish sites and a Persian-language media company, with the Metropolitan Police probing potential links to Iranian proxies.
- Online posts claiming responsibility in the name of Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia have emerged, with Israel describing the group as having suspected links to "an Iranian proxy" and noting prior attacks in Belgium and the Netherlands.
- Recent incidents include a Saturday night attack at Kenton United Synagogue and a Friday incident in Hendon where a man left fluid bottles; no injuries occurred in any of the blazes.
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was "appalled" by the attacks and pledged that "those responsible will be found and brought to justice," while Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis warned British Jews face "a sustained campaign of violence and intimidation."
- Britain's MI5 domestic intelligence service says more than 20 "potentially lethal" Iran-backed plots were disrupted in the year to October, as the U.K. has accused Iran of using criminal proxies to conduct attacks on European soil.
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