politics
April 4, 2026
2 Men and Teen Held in U.K. Custody Over Jewish Charity Ambulance Attack
Two young men and a boy were ordered Saturday to remain in custody after appearing in court on arson charges in the torching of four ambulances owned by a Jewish charity in London.
TL;DR
- Two men (Hamza Iqbal, 20, and Rehan Khan, 19) and a 17-year-old boy are in custody on arson charges.
- The charges stem from the torching of four ambulances belonging to the Jewish charity Hatzola Northwest in Golders Green, London.
- The fire destroyed the ambulances and caused oxygen cylinders to explode, breaking windows in an adjacent apartment block.
- Counterterrorism police are investigating the incident as an antisemitic hate crime.
- A claim of responsibility by a group with potential links to Iran is being looked into.
- The three suspects did not enter pleas and are set to appear at London's Central Criminal Court on April 24.
- A fourth suspect has been arrested in connection with the fire.
- Two other men previously arrested were released on bail.
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