CCTV showed three people setting light to an ambulance in Golders Green in the early hours of Monday morning
Security agencies investigate claim Iran-linked group behind London ambulance arson
The London Fire Brigade received 56 calls about the fire attack on four Jewish community ambulances, which involved the explosion of several cylinders stored in the vehicles, a senior figure from the fire service said.
Giving a statement at the scene in Golders Green, Paul Askew, deputy assistant commissioner for the London Fire Brigade, said:
Early this morning, London Fire Brigade control room took the first of 56 calls reporting a fire on Highfield Road in Golders Green.
Upon arrival, crews were met with a well-developed fire involving four ambulances. Several cylinders stored within the vehicles exploded because of the heat, causing damage to the windows of a nearby residential block.
We have already spoken to local community and faith leaders and will continue that work today. A specific policing plan focused on key community locations across the area is under way and will continue beyond the coming days as we move towards Passover in early April.
This attack comes at a time when fears are already heightened given global events and recent attacks targeting Jewish communities in other parts of Europe.
Continue reading...Source: Guardian - World News
