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British prosecutors have charged three suspects – aged 17, 19 and 20 – in connection with a riotous arson attack targeting ambulances in a Jewish community in north London.
The March 23 incident unfolded around 1:45 a.m. in the Golders Green neighborhood, where four ambulances operated by Hatzolah, a volunteer emergency service serving the Jewish community, were deliberately set on fire in a synagogue parking lot.
According to the Metropolitan Police, 20-year-old Hamza Iqbal, 19-year-old Rehaan Khan and a 17-year-old boy are charged with arson with intent to cause damage to property by recklessly endangering life. Officials said two of the suspects are British citizens, while one has dual British and Pakistani citizenship.
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Members of the Jewish community view the scene of an anti-Semitic arson attack in the Golders Green neighborhood of north London on Tuesday, March 24, 2026.
(Henry Nicholls/AFP)
All three were arrested at different locations across London on Wednesday.
He did not enter a plea and was remanded in custody after about a 45-minute hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Saturday afternoon, according to The Standard.
According to Reuters, prosecutors said a fourth suspect was also arrested and detained in court, where the three accused men were appearing.
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Firefighters are seen tackling a blaze on Highfield Road in the Golders Green neighborhood of London, following an apparent arson attack on four ambulances belonging to the Jewish Community Ambulance Service. (PA/PA Images via Getty Images)
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer earlier condemned the attack as a “horrific” act of anti-Semitism.
Starmer wrote on Twitter on March 23, “An attack on our Jewish community is an attack on all of us. We will fight the poison of anti-Semitism.”
According to Reuters, a report by the SITE Intelligence Group said an Iran-backed network calling itself the Islamic Movement of the People of the Right Hand claimed responsibility.
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Shadow Foreign Secretary Priti Patel visited the scene after four ambulances belonging to the Jewish community organization Hatzolah were set on fire in an incident in northwest London, UK, on March 23, 2026, which police say is being treated as an anti-Semitic hate crime. (Isabel Infantes/Reuters)
Despite the claim, authorities have not formally classified the case as terrorism. However, the Metropolitan Police said that counter-terrorism police are leading the investigation.
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in the police united kingdom Two additional men, aged 45 and 47, were arrested in the days after the first attack. According to the Metropolitan Police, he was later released on bail.
Commander Helen Flanagan, head of Counter Terrorism Policing London, said in a statement: “I want to reiterate that the support we have received from the local community since this attack has been incredible and we continue to work closely with local police partners to keep the public safe.
The Metropolitan Police did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Fox News Digital’s Efrat Lacher and Greg Norman, as well as Reuters, contributed to this report.
