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Ambulances set ablaze in suspected antisemitic hate crime in London

6:06pm
Multiple cylinders on the vehicles exploded, causing windows to break in an adjacent block of flats

British police are investigating an apparent arson attack on four vehicles belonging to a Jewish ambulance service in London early Monday morning (local time).

Four ambulances belonging to Hatzola Northwest, a volunteer organisation that provides emergency medical response, were damaged, according to the London fire brigade.

Ambulances on fire in London.

Multiple cylinders on the vehicles exploded, causing windows to break in an adjacent block of flats, it said in a statement, adding that no injuries have been reported.

The police said the incident is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime.

Officers were called to Golders Green, a London neighbourhood with a large Jewish population, after receiving reports of a fire.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, authorities said.

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