{"id":71095,"date":"2026-04-16T16:17:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T16:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/uk-police-arrest-3-after-attempted-arson-at-persian-language-media-center-police-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T16:18:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T16:18:46","slug":"uk-police-arrest-3-after-attempted-arson-at-persian-language-media-center-police-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/uk-police-arrest-3-after-attempted-arson-at-persian-language-media-center-police-news\/","title":{"rendered":"UK police arrest 3 after attempted arson at Persian-language media center police news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Police say they have arrested a 16-year-old boy and two men aged 19 and 21 on suspicion of endangering life.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published on 16 April 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">16 April 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>British police have arrested three people after an attempted arson attack on the offices of a Persian-language media organization in northwest London.<\/p>\n<p>London&#8217;s Metropolitan Police said in a statement on Thursday that they had arrested a 16-year-old boy and two men aged 19 and 21 on suspicion of endangering life by arson in connection with the attack which happened in the Wembley area of \u200b\u200bwest London at around 8.30pm (19:30 GMT) the previous day.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">2 item list<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The UK&#8217;s Press Association news agency reported that the attackers had targeted the offices of Volant Media, the parent company of UK-based Persian news channel Iran International, which is known for its coverage critical of the Iranian government.<\/p>\n<p>The Met statement said officers on patrol in the area discovered that a &#8220;flaming container&#8221; had been thrown towards the premises, landing in a car park, where the fire immediately extinguished itself.<\/p>\n<p>Police said officers then chased a black SUV, which later crashed northwest of Wembley.<\/p>\n<p>No one was injured, and no damage was reported. Police said they evacuated several nearby buildings as a precaution, but quickly assessed there was no widespread threat.<\/p>\n<p>The statement said &#8220;counter-terrorism&#8221; detectives are now investigating the case, although it is not being treated as a &#8220;terrorist incident&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Police said the incident was not being linked to an arson attack on a synagogue in Finchley this week and the setting on fire of a Jewish community ambulance in Golders Green last month, both of which occurred amid the ongoing US-Israeli war over Iran.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police say they have arrested a 16-year-old boy and two men aged 19 and 21 on suspicion of endangering life. Published on 16 April 202616 April 2026 British police have arrested three people after an attempted arson attack on the offices of a Persian-language media organization in northwest London. 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