Arson Attacks on Synagogues: UK's Jewish Community Under Siege

0:00It's April 19, I'm Cory with the story. This is Dallas News Today, driven by AI. Another arson attack hit a synagogue in North London overnight, causing smoke damage at Kenton United Synagogue and Harrow. This marks the third such incident this week, with no injuries reported. Police found a bottle filled with accelerant thrown through a window spotted during a routine check Saturday night. Earlier this week, on Friday, attackers targeted a former Jewish charity building in nearby London. And on Wednesday, two people got arrested after an arson at a synagogue, in Finchley. Back in late March, four Jewish community ambulances burned in Golders Green. Chief Rabbi Efframi Mirvus called it a growing campaign of violence against the UK's Jewish community, warning we can't wait for lives to be lost. Prime Minister Kierstarmher said he's appalled, stressing these attacks on Jews are attacks on all of Britain, and they'll hunt down the perpetrators. Now counterterrorism police are leading the probe into this spate over the past month,

1:02boosting patrols in Jewish neighborhoods. A little-known group linked to Iran, Harcatta Shab, all Yemen, all Islamia, claimed many of these hits, per intelligence tracker. The community security trust, logged 3,700 anti-semitic incidents last year. The second highest ever. With tensions rising, authorities urged vigilance as they worked to stop this wave before it escalates further.