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UK police charge man with arson at former London synagogue
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The scene of an apparent arson attack targeting a former synagogue on London's Nelson Street, May 5, 2026. (Shomrim)
British police said they charged a 45-year-old man with arson with intent to endanger life after an attack at a former synagogue in east London last week.
Minor damage was caused to the gates of the building, formerly the East London Central Synagogue, located on Nelson Street in the Tower Hamlets borough of the capital.
It came amid a surge of attacks against British Jews in recent weeks.
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