UK police investigate Jewish charity ambulance arson as hate crime

Ambulances belonging to a Jewish community charity in north London were set ablaze overnight, in what British police are investigating as an anti-Semitic hate crime. Officers were called to Golders Green, a London neighbourhood with a large Jewish population, early on Monday morning after receiving reports of a fire, the Metropolitan Police said. No one was injured in the attack, which shattered the windows of nearby homes. Four ambulances belonging to Hatzola Northwest, a volunteer organisation that provides emergency medical response, were damaged, according to the London Fire Brigade. Multiple gas cylinders on the vehicles exploded, causing windows to break in an adjacent apartment block. Nearby homes were evacuated as a precautionary measure. Al Jazeera’s Charlie Angela reports from London. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://X.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile #UK #London #GoldersGreen #HatzolaNorthwest #Antisemitism #HateCrime #Arson #JewishCommunity #MetropolitanPolice #KeirStarmer #AmbulanceArsonAttack #LondonFireBrigade #GoldersGreenAttack #HateCrimeInvestigation #JewishCharity #NorthLondon