Third Arrest in Finchley Synagogue Arson Attempt

Metropolitan Police arrested a 19-year-old man in Portsmouth on Thursday in connection with an attempted arson attack on Finchley Reform Synagogue in north London, marking the third detention related to the incident.

The attack occurred in the early hours of April 15 at the synagogue on Fallow Court Avenue in Finchley. Officers responded to reports but found no damage to the building and no injuries. The man, arrested on suspicion of attempted arson, remains in custody as part of an investigation led by Counter Terrorism Policing London.

A 38-year-old woman and a 46-year-old man were arrested the same day at an address in Watford on suspicion of arson endangering life. Both have been released on bail until a date in July.

The inquiry forms part of broader Counter Terrorism Policing efforts into a series of recent arson attacks across the capital. Police have arrested 30 people in connection with these incidents, with eight charged on various offenses. A 17-year-old boy pleaded guilty to arson related to an attack on Kenton United Synagogue in Harrow on April 18.

Recent events include a stabbing in Golders Green last week, an arson attack on four Jewish community ambulances in...