British prosecutors have charged three suspects – aged 17, 19 and 20 – in connection with a disturbing arson attack targeting ambulances from North London’s Jewish community.
The March 23 incident took place around 1.45am in the Golders Green area, where four ambulances from Hatzola, a volunteer emergency service for the Jewish community, were deliberately set on fire in the car park of a synagogue.
Hamza Iqbal, 20, Rehan Khan, 19, and a 17-year-old boy are charged with arson with intent to damage property while recklessly endangering life, according to the Metropolitan Police. Officials said two of the suspects are British citizens, while one has dual British and Pakistani citizenship.
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Members of the Jewish community view the scene of an anti-Semitic arson attack in the Golders Green area of north London on Tuesday, March 24, 2026.
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All three were arrested at different locations in London on Wednesday.
They entered no pleas and were remanded in custody after a hearing lasting around 45 minutes on Saturday afternoon at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, according to The standard.
Prosecutors said a fourth suspect was also arrested and taken into custody at the courthouse where the three charged men appeared, according to Reuters.
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Firefighters are tackling a blaze on Highfield Road in the Golders Green area of London, following an apparent arson on four Jewish Community Ambulance Service ambulances. (PA/PA Images via Getty Images)
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer previously condemned the attack as a “heinous” anti-Semitic act.
“An attack on our Jewish community is an attack on us all. We will fight the poison that is anti-Semitism,” Starmer wrote on X on March 23.
A report from the SITE Intelligence Group says an Iranian-backed network calling itself the People’s Right Islamic Movement has claimed responsibility, according to Reuters.
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Shadow Foreign Secretary Priti Patel visits the scene after four ambulances from Hatzola, a Jewish community organisation, were set on fire in an incident that police say is being treated as an anti-Semitic hate crime, in northwest London, Britain, March 23, 2026. (Isabel Infantes/Reuters)
Despite the claim, officials have not formally classified the case as terrorism. However, counter-terrorism police are leading the investigation, the Metropolitan Police said.
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Police in the United Kingdom previously arrested two additional men, ages 45 and 47, in the days after the attack. They were later released on bail, according to the Metropolitan Police.
“I would like to reiterate that the support we have had from the local community since this attack took place has been incredible, and we will continue to work closely with local police colleagues to do everything we can to keep the public safe,” Commander Helen Flanagan, head of Counter Terrorism Policing London, said in a statement.
