2 men and teen held in U.K. custody over Jewish charity ambulance attack
CBS News • • general
Key Points:
- Three males, including two young men and a 17-year-old boy, were ordered to remain in custody after being charged with arson related to a fire that destroyed four ambulances owned by the Jewish charity Hatzola Northwest in Golders Green, London.
- The fire, which occurred on March 23, caused oxygen cylinders in the ambulances to explode, damaging nearby apartments, but no injuries were reported.
- The suspects, all from east London, appeared in Westminster Magistrates Court but did not enter pleas; a fourth suspect has also been arrested in connection with the incident.
- Counterterrorism police are investigating the fire as an antisemitic hate crime, considering a claim of responsibility by a group with possible Iranian links, though it has not been officially declared terrorism.
- The defendants are scheduled to appear at the Old Bailey on April 24, amid a broader context of rising antisemitic incidents across the UK and Europe in recent months.
