Fourth person charged over alleged arson attack on Jewish community ambulances

A fourth man has also been charged in connection with the torching of four Jewish community ambulances in north-west London last month.

The Crown Prosecution Service confirmed that 18-year-old British national Judex Atshatshi, of Dagenham, east London, has been charged with one count of arson with intent to damage property and recklessness as to whether life would be endangered.

Atshatshi is expected to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Saturday.

The court previously heard that ambulances from Hatzola, a volunteer-led ambulance service operating in the Golders Green area, were set on fire in the early hours of March 23, causing gas cylinders stored in the vehicles to explode and causing damage worth £1 million.

The Metropolitan Police said Atshatshi was arrested on April 16 after counter-terrorism detectives attended two addresses in east London.

Another 18-year-old youth, who was arrested on the same day on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life, was released on bail until July.

two British men, Hamza Iqbal, 20, and Rehan Khan, 19, from Leyton, east London; and a 17-year-old boy with dual British-Pakistani citizenship from Walthamstow; They were each charged with one count of arson, acting recklessly about whether life would be endangered, and were taken into custody earlier this month.

Frank Ferguson, head of the Crown Prosecution Service’s special crime and counter-terrorism section, said: “We worked closely with the Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism Command as they conducted their investigation.

“We remind all concerned that criminal proceedings against these defendants are ongoing and they have the right to a fair trial.

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