ShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleNoor NanjiCorrespondent, Westminster Magistrates' CourtBBCThe scene was cordoned off following the attackA 17-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to arson not endangering life after an attack on Kenton United Synagogue in north-west London on Saturday night.
A bottle containing a type of accelerant was thrown through the window of the building on Shaftesbury Avenue, Kenton. Minor damage was caused to the building, although no injuries were reported.
The teenager, a British national from Brent who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested by the Met Police on Sunday and charged on Monday.
A 19-year-old man who was also arrested after the attack has been released on bail pending further inquiries, the force added.
Jewish charity the Community Security Trust said the attack caused minor smoke damage to an internal room but there were no injuries or significant structural damage.
At the short hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court, the 17-year-old, who was flanked by two security officers in the dock, spoke only to confirm his personal details and to plead guilty to the charge.
Two family members, including his mother, sat in seats in front of the dock.
District Judge Nina Tempia freed the teenager on bail with conditions including to live and sleep at his home address and to not enter any synagogue.
She told the defendant: "I'm going to grant you bail so that you can be released today. If you breach these bail conditions you will be arrested by the police."
The teenager was scheduled to appear at Willesden Youth Court on 4 June.
On Monday, security minister Dan Jarvis said recent attacks on targets in London linked to Jewish communities were "completely abhorrent and unacceptable".
"We will move heaven and earth to make sure that people feel properly supported," he said.
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