Iranian-linked terror group claims responsibility for Golders Green arson attack - what to know

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24 Mar 2026 • 12:41 AM MYT
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  • Four Jewish community ambulances in Golders Green, north west London, were attacked in an incident being investigated as an antisemitic hate crime by the Metropolitan Police.
  • Counter-terrorism police are investigating an online claim of responsibility for the arson by a suspected terror group, Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia.
  • Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia is a new group with suspected links to pro-Iranian networks, according to Israel’s Ministry for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism.
  • The group has previously claimed responsibility for several antisemitic attacks on Jewish sites in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Greece this month.
  • Police are currently searching for three hooded individuals seen on CCTV pouring accelerant on the Hatzola ambulances before setting them alight.

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