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Police and fire crews rush to attempted ‘firebomb attack’ at Kenton United Synagogue | UK | News

Police and fire crews rush to attempted ‘firebomb attack’ at Kenton United Synagogue | UK | News

Police officers patrol at a cordon near to an incident at the Kenton United Synagogue in Harrow (Image: Jamie Lashmar/PA Wire) Another attempted arson attack has taken place at a north-west London synagogue, which was reportedly “firebombed,” amid a series of similar incidents. The incident at Kenton United Synagogue in Harrow on Saturday night caused minor smoke damage to an internal room but no injuries or significant structural damage, the Community Security Trust said. The building is close to a school and children’s playground, and police were seen searching a black SUV nearby on Sunday morning. A large cordon is in place and a forensics officer, fire investigation dogs and several plainclothes officers were working at the scene. One marked and about five unmarked police cars were outside the place of worship. Smoke damage has been caused to an internal room (Image: Jamie Lashmar/PA Wire) A spokesperson for the charity said: “We are aware of another attempted arson, this time targeting a synagogue in north London, following similar recent incidents targeting the Jewish community in …

Police respond to attempted ‘firebomb attack’ at northwest London synagogue, says charities | UK News

Police respond to attempted ‘firebomb attack’ at northwest London synagogue, says charities | UK News

An attempted arson attack has been made on synagogue in northwest London – the second suspected antisemitic hate crime in as many days. Police and fire crews were called Kenton United Synagogue in northwest London overnight, the Community Security Trust (CST) said. The Chief Rabbi has called attack “cowardly” and said “a sustained campaign of violence and intimidation against the Jewish community of the UK is gathering momentum”. It comes a day after an arson attack on a building that used to belong to a Jewish charity elsewhere in northwest London, which is also being investigated as an antisemitic hate crime. Image: Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis has warned attacks on Jewish communities are on the rise following incident on Saturday night. Pic: PA A spokesperson for CST said: “We are aware of another attempted arson, this time targeting a synagogue in north London, following similar recent incidents targeting the Jewish community in Finchley, Golders Green and Hendon. “On this occasion there was minor smoke damage to an internal room, but there were no injuries …

Man arrested in plot to firebomb Palestinian activist’s home after undercover op : NPR

Man arrested in plot to firebomb Palestinian activist’s home after undercover op : NPR

Police detain Nerdeen Kiswani, an organizer of pro-Palestinian demonstration group “Within Our Lifetime” during a protest on Friday, April 12, 2024, in New York. Yuki Iwamura/AP hide caption toggle caption Yuki Iwamura/AP NEW YORK — A man accused of planning to firebomb the home of a prominent Palestinian activist has been arrested following a weekslong undercover operation led by the New York City Police Department, officials said Friday. The target of the plot was Nerdeen Kiswani, who frequently leads protests in New York against Israel and the war in Gaza through the organization Within Our Lifetime. Kiswani, 31, said law enforcement officials informed her late Thursday that they had disrupted “a threat on my life that was about to take place.” Federal authorities said they arrested Alexander Heifler on Thursday at his home in Hoboken, New Jersey, as he was assembling Molotov cocktails that he planned to throw at Kiswani’s home. For weeks, he had discussed the plot with an undercover NYPD detective who had infiltrated a group chat used by Heifler, according to a …