{"id":75667,"date":"2026-04-15T15:13:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/london-police-search-for-2-suspects-in-attempted-arson-attack-on-synagogue\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T15:13:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:13:34","slug":"london-police-search-for-2-suspects-in-attempted-arson-attack-on-synagogue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/london-police-search-for-2-suspects-in-attempted-arson-attack-on-synagogue\/","title":{"rendered":"London police search for 2 suspects in attempted arson attack on synagogue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>London police said Wednesday they were hunting two suspects after an attempted arson attack on a synagogue in the north of the British capital, amid an upsurge in antisemitic incidents.<\/p>\n<p>The pair, dressed in dark clothing and balaclavas, approached the synagogue in Finchley shortly after midnight and &#8220;threw two bottles suspected to contain petrol [gasoline]&#8221; which did not ignite, the Metropolitan Police Force <a href=\"https:\/\/news.met.police.uk\/news\/investigation-launched-after-attempted-arson-attack-in-finchley-508283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The attack comes after an arson attack on ambulances run by a Jewish charity in London last month and a <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/england-manchester-synagogue-attack-terror-offenses-arrests\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">deadly attack on a synagogue in Manchester<\/a><\/span> in October 2025. The attack on the ambulances was <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/europe-antisemitism-attacks-group-threatens-us-israel-interests-worldwide\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">claimed by a shadowy group<\/a><\/span> that analysts tell CBS News likely has link to pro-Iranian regime elements. The same group claimed a number of other recent antisemitic attacks in Europe, and told CBS News last month that it would continue targeting &#8220;U.S. and Israeli interests worldwide.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The latest incident in Finchley, which police said was being treated as an &#8220;antisemitic hate crime,&#8221; was being investigated with support from counterterrorism detectives.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/15\/4b732519-3f30-4edc-a5fb-27d19f516fbd\/thumbnail\/620x413\/bc8d47fc48a18f8c9f7f3ae3164377f7\/finchley-synagogue-antisemitism-2270925971.jpg#\" alt=\"BRITAIN-POLITICS-CRIME \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/15\/4b732519-3f30-4edc-a5fb-27d19f516fbd\/thumbnail\/620x413\/bc8d47fc48a18f8c9f7f3ae3164377f7\/finchley-synagogue-antisemitism-2270925971.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/04\/15\/4b732519-3f30-4edc-a5fb-27d19f516fbd\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/b6bb68951e8ee0b037094b7423f6fb86\/finchley-synagogue-antisemitism-2270925971.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A police officer takes part in an investigation following an attempted arson attack on Finchley Reform Synagogue in North London, April 15, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Toby Shepheard\/AFP\/Getty<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Monitoring groups have reported a surge in antisemitic and Islamophobic incidents in Britain, particularly since the start of the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/israel-gaza-conflict\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">war between Israel and Hamas<\/a><\/span> in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>The Community Security Trust recorded 3,700 instances of anti-Jewish hate across the U.K. last year, a 4% rise on 2024, but down on 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Two men and a boy have been charged over the ambulance attack on March 23, in which four ambulances run by volunteer organization Hatzola were destroyed. It provides free medical transportation and emergency response to those living in north London.<\/p>\n<p>On Oct. 2, 2025, during the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur, the attack on the synagogue in Manchester killed two people and seriously injured three, prompting increased anxiety among Jewish communities.<\/p>\n<p>In February, a court jailed two men for life after police foiled a separate plot to carry out an ISIS-inspired gun attack on a Jewish gathering in Manchester.<\/p>\n<p>Two Iranians also appeared in court in London in March <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/london-iran-war-spies-arrested-jewish-community\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">accused of spying on the Jewish community<\/a><\/span> in London on behalf of Tehran.<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation  \">\n<p><h3 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