Two arrested over Kenton synagogue arson attack

Two teenagers are being held by police over an arson attack on a synagogue in north-west London. A bottle containing a type of accelerant was thrown through the window of Kenton United Synagogue on Shaftesbury Avenue, Kenton, at about midnight on Sunday. Minor damage was caused to the building, although no injuries were reported. The Met's deputy commissioner Matt Jukes told the BBC on Monday that a 17-year-old boy and 19-year-old man were detained overnight. A total of 15 people have been arrested and seven people charged over a series of recent attacks on targets in London linked to Jewish communities, or those who oppose the Iranian regime. The Met's counter-terrorism unit is investigating six separate incidents in recent weeks, on: Most of these assaults appear to have been claimed by the group Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia - or the Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Right. The group appears to have posted a series of social media videos linking it with the incidents in north London as well as many similar attacks against Jewish targets across Europe. The Met has said it was investigating the authenticity of the claims. Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Juke