Three charged over Jewish charity ambulance fires

Three charged over Jewish charity ambulance fires12 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleBBCThree people have been charged after four Jewish charity-owned ambulances were set on fire in north London last month, the Metropolitan Police has said.The Hatzola ambulances were set alight in the early hours of 23 March in the car park of a synagogue in Golders Green.Two British men - Hamza Iqbal, 20, and Rehan Khan, 19 - and a 17-year-old boy who is a dual British-Pakistani national have all been charged with arson being reckless as to whether life would be endangered.They were arrested on Wednesday at three different east London properties in connection with an investigation into the suspected attack, the Met said in a statement.Iqbal and Khan, both from Leyton, and the 17-year-old from Walthamstow, who cannot be named for legal reasons, are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Saturday.Counter-terror police are leading the investigation, but the incident "has not been declared as terrorism" at this stage, the Met said.Cdr Helen Flanagan, head of Counter Terrorism Policing London, said: "Since this appalling attack last week, we have been working continuously to investigate and identify those responsible."She said the support from the local community since the attack took place had been "incredible".This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on X to get the latest alerts.