Three people charged over alleged arson attack on Jewish charity ambulances in London | UK news

Three people have been charged after four Jewish community ambulances were targeted in an alleged arson attack in north-west London.

Hamza Iqbal, 20, and Rehan Khan, 19, both British nationals from Leyton, and a 17-year-old boy, a dual British and Pakistani national from Walthamstow, are due to appear at Westminster magistrates court on Saturday.

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They were charged with arson being reckless as to whether life would be endangered, after being arrested as part of a counter-terrorism policing (CTP) investigation.

Four ambulances from Hatzola, a volunteer-led ambulance service operating in the Golders Green area of north-west London, were set on fire in the early hours of 23 March, causing gas canisters stored in the vehicles to explode.

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Cdr Helen Flanagan, head of counter-terrorism policing London, said: “Since this appalling attack last week, we have been working continuously to investigate and identify those responsible.

“The investigation has now reached a stage where three people have been charged and they will now appear in court.”

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