Arson Attacks on Jewish Sites in London

0:00It's April 20th. This is U.S. News Today, powered by AI Your Country, in real time. I'm Cory with the story. British police are investigating a wave of arson attacks on Jewish sites across London, including synagogues and a Jewish Charities ambulances, plus A. Fire at a Persian media outlet, Critical of Iran. Counter-terror teams suspect these might be the work of Iranian proxies, with no one heard so far, and only minor damage reported. The latest blaze had a North London Synagogue Saturday night, claimed online by a group called Haraket Ashab al-Yaman al-Islamia, which translates to, Islamic movement of the companions of the right. Israel calls it a new outfit tied to Iranian backers, linked to similar hits in Belgium and the Netherlands. Leaders are speaking out strong. Chief Rabbi Efram Mervis warned of a growing campaign of violence against UK Jews, saying society can't wait for worse before acting. Prime Minister Keer Starmer called it appalling, and vowed to hunt down those responsible.

1:04Several suspects from teens to folks in their forties have been arrested and charged after incidents clustered in northwest London over the past. Month, police boosted patrols there and checked a bogus threat to Israel's embassy, no danger found, just some powder jars in a park. Meanwhile, UK intel has foiled over 20 Iran-backed plots lately, and cops promise these hired drugs will end up behind bars like others before, them as the probe keeps rolling.