Police Investigate Attempted Arson at London Synagogue

British police launched an investigation into an attempted arson attack on a synagogue in north London early Wednesday, treating the incident as an antisemitic hate crime amid a recent rise in attacks on the Jewish community.

Two suspects, dressed in dark clothing and wearing balaclavas, approached Finchley Reform Synagogue on Fallow Court Avenue in Finchley shortly after midnight and threw two bottles suspected to contain petrol along with a brick at the building, according to the Metropolitan Police. Neither bottle ignited, and no damage or injuries were reported. Staff discovered the incident and alerted authorities around 8:30 a.m. Detectives from the Met's North West Command Unit are leading the probe, with support from specialist officers in Counter Terrorism Policing London. No arrests have been made, and police are appealing for witnesses, CCTV or dashcam footage to help identify the suspects.

The attack has heightened concerns in the local Jewish community, coming just weeks after an arson incident on March 23 in nearby Golders Green, where four ambulances belonging to the Jewish volunteer emergency service Hatzola were set ablaze while parked outside a synagogue. Three...