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The Times of India
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TOI World Desk

UK probes arson at former London synagogue as Starmer warns Iran amid antisemitic attacks

Counter-terrorism police have launched an investigation after a fire was deliberately started at a former synagogue in east London, as authorities examine a series of incidents targeting the Jewish community.

The Metropolitan Police said the blaze at the former East London Central Synagogue in Whitechapel occurred early on Tuesday and is being treated as arson. Surveillance footage indicated the fire was started intentionally, with no injuries reported and no arrests made so far, The CBS News reported.

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