Arson Attacks on Jewish Sites Linked to Iran

0:00It's April 19th. Welcome to U.S. News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. British police are digging into a wave of arson attacks hitting Jewish sites and a Persian media outlet in London, suspecting ties to Iranian proxies. Counter-terror teams from the Metropolitan Police are honored after fires at synagogues, a Jewish Charities ambulances, and an Iran critical news group. The latest blaze hit a North London synagogues Saturday night with just minor damage, and luckily no one's hurt in any of these. This all ramps up from incidents over the past month in northwest London, all clustered within a few miles. A group called Harakada Shab, Al Yaman al-Islamia claimed responsibility online, and Israel flags them as a fresh outfit linked to Iranian. Backers, they boasted about similar synagogues hits in Belgium and the Netherlands too. Folks are fired up over this. If Rabbi Ephraim Irvice called it a building campaign of violence against UK's Jews, urging

1:01action before worsens. Prime Minister Keer Starmer said he's appalled and swore those behind it will face justice. Cops have already nabbed and charged several suspects from teens to folks in their forties. Meanwhile, that group posted a video threatening Israel's London Embassy with drones loaded with nasty stuff. Police swept Kensington Gardens Friday, found jars of powder, but nothing dangerous. UK's MI5 disrupted over 20 Iran-back lethal plots last year, and experts warned this group might just be a cover for higher thugs. Police brass are vowing no mercy for these low-lifes, saying long prison bids await just like others who've tried. With extra patrols in place, the probe rolls on to uncover any foreign hands pulling strings.