0h 2min, may 10, 2026 y - 2 Arrested over Arson Attack

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Counter terror police have arrested a man and a woman following an arson attack at a former synagogue.

The 45-year-old man and 52-year-old woman were arrested on Sunday on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson and have been taken into police custody, the Metropolitan Police said.

It follows an incident at a building in Nelson Street, Whitechapel, in the early hours of Tuesday, which the force said is being investigated alongside a number of apparent attacks on Jewish sites in London since late March.

Met Police said officers were called at 5.16am by the London Fire Brigade to reports of a fire at the former synagogue.

Minor damage had been caused to a set of gates and a lock at the front of the building.

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