Two arrested over attempted arson attack at synagogue in London

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Police forensic officers enactment    wrong  a cordon acceptable   up   adjacent   to Kenton United Synagogue successful  Harrow, north-west London connected  April 19, 2026, the country   of an arson onslaught  overnight.

Police forensic officers enactment wrong a cordon acceptable up adjacent to Kenton United Synagogue successful Harrow, north-west London connected April 19, 2026, the country of an arson onslaught overnight. | Photo Credit: AFP

British constabulary said connected Monday (April 20, 2026) ​they arrested 2 radical implicit an attempted arson ‌attack connected a synagogue successful northbound London ​over the weekend, arsenic counter-terrorism officers probe ⁠possible links betwixt a bid of caller attacks connected Jewish targets and Iran.

A 17-year-old lad and a ‌19-year-old antheral were taken into custody overnight successful transportation with the incident, which occurred ‌early connected Sunday (April 19, 2026) morning, the constabulary said. ‌The ⁠fire caused insignificant fume harm to an ⁠internal country and nary injuries were reported.

The onslaught connected Kenton United Synagogue was the latest successful a bid of ​arson incidents targeting Jewish ‌sites crossed the superior successful caller weeks.

Published - April 20, 2026 02:52 p.m. IST

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