Man arrested over attacks on Jewish community in London

A 37-year-old man was arrested at an address near Barnstaple, Devon, on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts. He was being questioned at a police station in London, as part of the ongoing counter-terrorism investigation into attacks on the Jewish community in London.

A bottle containing an accelerant was thrown through the window of Kenton United Synagogue on Shaftesbury Avenue, Harrow.

Bins were set alight outside a communal block in Barnet.

A bag containing bottles of fluid was lit in the doorway of a building in Hendon formerly occupied by the charity Jewish Futures.

An ignited container was thrown at the offices of Persian-language media organisation Volant Media.

A brick and two bottles thought to contain petrol were thrown at Finchley Reform Synagogue as part of the ongoing counter-terrorism investigation into attacks on the Jewish community in London.

An Islamist group suspected of Iranian links — Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia — claimed responsibility for the attack on the ambulances, along with other incidents in the UK and Europe.

Four ambulances belonging to Jewish charity Hatzola were destroyed in an arson attack in Golders Green as part of a series of attacks on the Jewish community investigated by counter-terrorism police.