Police said no arrests had yet been made. Photograph: Steve Taylor/SOPA Images/REX/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenPolice said no arrests had yet been made. Photograph: Steve Taylor/SOPA Images/REX/ShutterstockMet investigating suspected arson attack on north London memorial wall Scotland Yard says incident in area that is home to large Jewish community is not being treated as terrorism
Police said on Tuesday they were investigating a suspected arson attack at a memorial wall in a north London area that is home to a large Jewish community.
London’s Metropolitan police said the investigation was being led by counter-terrorism policing, though it was not being treated as a terrorist incident. No arrests have yet been made and the memorial wall was not damaged.
“We recognise that this incident will heighten concerns in the Golders Green area, where residents have already faced a series of attacks,” Detective Chief Superintendent Luke Williams said in a statement.
Over the last month, counter-terrorism officers have arrested more than two dozen people as part of investigations into attacks on Jewish-linked premises, including the torching of ambulances belonging to the Jewish volunteer emergency service Hatzola in Golders Green on 23 March.
