British police have arrested two men, aged 45 and 47, in connection with an arson attack on four ambulances belonging to a Jewish charity. The arrests, made on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life, follow an investigation into the incident in Golders Green, a London neighborhood with a large Jewish population. Both men are being questioned at a London police station, and searches of two addresses have been conducted.
The arson attack, which occurred early Monday morning, consumed the ambulances belonging to Hatzola Northwest, a volunteer organization. Oxygen cylinders on the vehicles exploded, causing damage to a nearby apartment block. Authorities are investigating the incident as a potential antisemitic hate crime.
Surveillance camera footage indicates that at least three people were involved in the arson. While police are investigating a claim of responsibility by a group with potential links to Iran, the incident has not been declared a terror attack. The community has expressed heightened vulnerability following the incident and amid ongoing concerns about rising antisemitism.