North London synagogue 'targeted by arsonists' in latest attack on Jewish site

Police officers patrol at a cordon near to an incident at the Kenton United Synagogue in Harrow, north-west London (Picture: Jamie Lashmar/PA Wire) A synagogue in north London has become the latest target of an arson attack against the Jewish community. Police and fire crews responded to an attempted ‘firebombing’ at Kenton United Synagogue in Harrow overnight. There was minor smoke damage to an internal room, but there were no injured or significant damage, the Community Security Trust (CST) said. It comes after a spate of other incidents targeting the Jewish community. There was an arson attack on a Jewish business in Hendon on Saturday, a few days after a synagogue in Finchley, north London, was struck by petrol bombs. In March, there was an arson attack on the Jewish charity-owned Haztola ambulances in Golders Green, in which three people have since been charged with. The attempted arson attack caused minor smoke damage to an internal room but no injuries or significant structural damage (Picture: Jamie Lashmar/PA Wire) A spokesperson for the 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 and no significant structural damage. ‘We want to thank the Met Police and London Fire Brigade for responding quickly and for all they are doing to protect the Jewish community during this unprecedented period. ‘We are supporting the affected location and are working closely with the police as they investigate and seek to identify those responsible. ‘We urge people to remain vigilant and to report any suspicious activity, at any time of day or night, to the police immediately on 999 and then to CST.’ A spokesperson for Campaign Against Antisemitism said: ‘A synagogue in London was firebombed last night in what is now terrifyingly becoming a spate of daily arson attacks on the Jewish community. ‘It betrays a cataclysmic failure of the state – politicians, police chiefs and prosecutors – to tackle antisemitic extremism in this country, which has gone largely unchecked for two and a half years. Britain is fundamentally a different country now.’ Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk. For more stories like this, check our news page.