Further arrest made in relation to Golders Green arson attack

A further arrest has been made in connection with a Counter Terrorism Policing investigation into an arson attack on volunteer-led ambulances run by the Jewish community in Golders Green.

On the morning of Saturday, 4 April, Met officers at Westminster Magistrates' Court arrested a 19-year-old man [F] in relation to the ongoing investigation into an arson attack in Golders Green.

While attending the hearing of three other suspects, officers recognised the man as being involved in the arson attack. He was arrested for arson with intent to endanger life and taken into custody.

Three other people have been charged in connection with the incident:

[C] Hamza Iqbal 20 (28.10.05) and [D] Rehan Khan 19 (11.02.07), both British nationals from Leyton, and [E] a 17-year-old boy, a dual British and Pakistani national from Walthamstow, were charged on Friday, 3 April with arson being reckless as to whether life would be endangered contrary to Section 1(2) – Criminal Damage Act 1971.

They appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, 4 April where they were remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey on Friday, 24 April.

They were arrested on Wednesday, 1 April at different locations in east London and officers from Counter Terrorism Policing London have carried out searches at these addresses.

The arrests and charges are linked to the ongoing investigation into an arson attack at approximately 01:35hrs on Monday, 23 March. Four ambulances from Hatzola, a volunteer-led ambulance service operating in the Golders Green area of north London, were set on fire during the incident.

Two other men [A and B] were also previously arrested on Wednesday, 25 March, and they have both been released on bail to a date in late-April, pending further enquiries.