Man arrested over attacks on Jewish community in London

A 37-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts.

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A 37-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts as part of a counter-terrorism investigation into attacks on London's Jewish community, including synagogues and ambulances. Since an attack on Hatzola ambulances in Golders Green on March 23, police have arrested 26 people total, with eight charged with arson-related offences and one convicted of arson. An Islamist group with suspected Iranian links, Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia, claimed responsibility for several of these incidents, prompting Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to express concern about states using proxy groups to carry out criminal acts.

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