end of list<\/span><\/section>\nNo one has been injured in the fire incidents, with the recent fire causing minor damage.<\/p>\n
Vicki Evans, Deputy Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, said most of the attacks were claimed by the Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiyya group (Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Right), often referred to as Ashab al-Yamin.<\/p>\n
He said the group has claimed several incidents in Europe in recent months at places of worship as well as business and financial institutions.<\/p>\n
Evans said that police were “aware of public reporting that this group may have ties to Iran”.<\/p>\n
She said she had previously spoken out about Iran’s “routine use of criminal proxies” and that police were considering whether this tactic of “recruiting violence as a service” was being used in London.<\/p>\n
Asahb al-Yameen emerged online in March and has claimed responsibility for several attacks on Jewish sites in Europe. It also claimed responsibility for an attack on the Persian-language Iran International news channel in London.<\/p>\n
Recent arson incidents in London include a bottle containing accelerant thrown inside the Finchley Reform Synagogue in north London on Wednesday and the setting of a Jewish-owned Hatzolah ambulance in the car park of a synagogue in Golders Green on March 23. On Friday night, a man tried to burn a bag containing three bottles of liquid outside the former premises of the Jewish Futures charity in Hendon.<\/p>\n
Britain’s chief rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, said the Kenton fire was the third “cowardly” attack on Jewish sites in the British capital in less than a week.<\/p>\n
“A sustained campaign of violence and intimidation against Britain’s Jewish community is gaining momentum,” Mirvis said on X.<\/p>\n
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was “appalled” by the recent attacks on Jewish sites and that those responsible would be brought to justice.<\/p>\n
“This is disgusting and will not be tolerated. Attacks on our Jewish community are attacks on Britain,” he said in a post on Twitter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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