Teenager pleads guilty to arson attack on synagogue in London | UK news

A 17-year-old boy pleaded guilty to arson without endangering life at Westminster magistrates’ court following an attack on the Kenton united synagogue in north-west London on Saturday night.

The young man, a British citizen from Brent in north-west London, was not named due to his age.

Footage appeared online late on Saturday showing a dark-clothed figure lighting up a bottle of liquid and throwing it through the window of a synagogue in Harrow.

Jewish charity Community Security Trust said there was minor smoke damage to one of the interior rooms but there were no injuries or serious structural damage.

The Metropolitan Police said a 19-year-old man arrested following the attack was released on bail pending further investigation.

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