Ambulances set ablaze at London synagogue in attack Starmer calls antisemitic

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No one was hurt in the blaze, which damaged four ambulances operated by a Jewish charity in north London’s Golders Green neighborhood, officials said.

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Fire services monitor the scene after four Hatzolah ambulances were set on fire Tuesday next to Machzike Hadath Synagogue in London. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)

LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the torching of four ambulances operated by a Jewish charity overnight was a “deeply shocking antisemitic arson attack.”

The ambulances were set alight overnight in north London, police said in a statement, inflicting serious damage but causing no injuries. Police said they were investigating the incident as an antisemitic hate crime and had stepped up local patrols to reassure residents.