UK prosecutors charge 3, including dual Pakistani citizen, in arson attack on Jewish ambulances in London

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British prosecutors have charged three suspects — ages 17, 19 and 20 — in connection with a disturbing arsonattack targeting Jewish community ambulancesin north London.

The March 23 incident unfolded at around 1:45 a.m.in the Golders Green neighborhood, where four ambulances operated by Hatzola, a volunteer emergency service serving the Jewish community, weredeliberately set ablazein a synagogue parking lot.

Hamza Iqbal, 20, Rehan Khan, 19, and a 17-year-old boy are accused of arson with intent to damage property while recklessly endangering life, according to the Metropolitan Police.Officials said two of the suspects areBritish citizens, while one holds dual British and Pakistani citizenship.

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Members of the Jewish community viewing the scene of an arson attack in Golders Green north London

Members of the Jewish community view the scene of an antisemitic arson attack in the Golders Green neighborhood of north London, on Tuesday, March 24, 2026.
(Henry Nicholls/AFP)

All three were arrested Wednesday at separate locations across London.

They did not enter pleas and were remanded in custody following a roughly 45-minute hearing Saturday afternoon at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, according toThe Standard.

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Prosecutors said a fourth suspect was also arrested and taken into custody at the courthouse where the three charged men were appearing, according to Reuters.

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Firefighters extinguishing fire at Highfield Road in Golders Green London

Firefighters are seen tackling a blaze at Highfield Road in the Golders Green neighborhood of London, following an apparent arson attack on four ambulances belonging to the Jewish Community Ambulance Service.(PA/PA Images via Getty Images)

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U.K.Prime Minister Keir Starmer previously condemned the attack as a “horrifying”antisemitic act.

“An attack on our Jewish community is an attack on us all.We will fight the poison that is antisemitism,” Starmer wrote on X on March 23.

A report from the SITE Intelligence Group says anIran-backed networkcalling itself the Islamic Movement of the People of the Right Hand has claimed responsibility, according to Reuters.

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Shadow Foreign Secretary Priti Patel visiting scene of four ambulances set on fire in northwest London

Shadow Foreign Secretary Priti Patel visits the scene after four ambulances belonging to Hatzola, a Jewish community organisation, were set on fire in an incident that the police say is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime, in northwest London, Britain, March 23, 2026.(Isabel Infantes/Reuters)

Despite the claim, officials have not formally classified the case as terrorism.However, counterterrorism police are leading the investigation, Metropolitan Police said.

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Police in theUnited Kingdompreviously arrested two additional men, ages 45 and 47, in the days following the attack.They were later released on bail, according to the Metropolitan Police.

“I want to reiterate that the support we had from the local community since this attack took place has been incredible, and we will continue to work closely with local policing colleagues to do everything we can to keep the public safe,” Commander Helen Flanagan, head of Counter Terrorism Policing London, said in a statement.

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�s Efrat Lachter and Greg Norman, as well as Reuters contributed to this report.

Sophia was previously a business reporter covering finance, energy and tourism and has experience as a TV news producer.She graduated with a journalism degree in 2021 from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.Story tips can be sent to sophia.com.

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