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UK police say 17-year-old boy charged over arson attack on London synagogue
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A police forensic officer works inside a cordon set up near Kenton United Synagogue in Harrow, northwest London, on April 19, 2026, the scene of an overnight arson attack. (JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)
LONDON, — British police say that a 17-year-old boy has been charged in connection with a counter-terrorism investigation into an arson attack on a synagogue in north London over the weekend.
The boy, who was charged with arson not endangering life, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court today, police say in the statement.
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