Three suspects ordered to stay in UK custody over Jewish charity attack

The Metropolitan Police said the three men were charged with arson ‘being reckless as to whether life would be endangered’. Two British nationals and one UK-Pakistani national have been remanded in custody after they appeared in a court charged with arson in relation to four ambulances owned by a Jewish charity in London that were torched.The March 23 attack in Golders Green, an area of North London with a large Jewish community, destroyed four ambulances belonging to the volunteer organisation Hatzola.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3‘Far right won’t take over our streets’: Huge crowds march through Londonlist 2 of 3Mandelson tried to get Epstein’s ‘goddaughter’ access to 10 Downing Streetlist 3 of 3UK-led coalition of 40 countries vows action on Hormuz Strait closureend of listTwo of the suspects were identified by police on Saturday as British nationals, Hamza Iqbal, 20, and Rehan Khan, 19. The third suspect, a 17-year-old UK-Pakistani dual national, cannnot be named for legal reasons.According to a statement by the Metropolitan Police, the three suspects, who had been arrested at different locations in East London on Wednesday, were charged with arson and “being reckless as to whether life would be endangered”.The suspects did not enter a plea in a 45-minute appearance at the Westminster Magistrates Court.The court heard that British police also arrested a fourth person in connection with the arson attack.‘Deeply shocking’The ambulances that were set on fire were run by Hatzola, a volunteer organisation which provides free medical transportation and emergency response primarily for the Orthodox Jewish community.According to the London-fire-brigade" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="21995" data-entity-type="organization">London Fire Brigade, the explosions from cylinders on the vehicles had shattered nearby windows, but no one was injured.Since the fire, the police have promised to increase security around Jewish community sites across the capital.British Prime Minister Keir Starmer described the incident as a “deeply shocking antisemitic arson attack”.