The man was arrested at magistrates court following a hearing for three people charged with arson
A sixth man has been arrested over an arson attack on volunteer-led ambulances run by the Jewish community in Golders Green, after police ‘recognised’ him during a court hearing this morning.
On the morning of Saturday, 4 April, Met officers at Westminster Magistrates’ Court arrested a 19-year-old man in relation to the ongoing investigation into an arson attack in Golders Green.
During the magistrates court hearing for three other suspects, officers recognised the man in court as someone who was allegedly involved in the arson attack. He was arrested for arson with intent to endanger life and taken into custody.
Three other people have been charged in connection with the incident.
Hamza Iqbal, 20, and Rehan Khan, 19, both British nationals from Leyton, and a 17-year-old boy of dual British and Pakistani nationality from Walthamstow, were charged on Friday, April 3, with arson being reckless as to whether life would be endangered.
All three appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court today (Saturday, April 4) where they were remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey on Friday, April 24.
They were arrested on Wednesday, April 1 at different locations in east London and officers from Counter Terrorism Policing London carried out searches at each of their addresses.
The arrests and charges are linked to the ongoing investigation into an arson attack at approximately 1.35am on Monday, March 23. Four ambulances from Hatzola, a volunteer-led ambulance service operating in the Golders Green area of north London, were set on fire during the incident.
Two other men were arrested on Wednesday, March 25, have both been released on bail until later this month, pending further enquiries.
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