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Police eye Iran involvement as 3 London synagogues are targeted in arson attacks

JL;DR SUMMARY A recent series of arson attacks on London synagogues have raised alarm, with two teenagers arrested and suspicions of Iranian involvement growing. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunitySynagoguesLondonIran InvolvementIslamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsChief Rabbi Ephraim MirvisCampaign Against AntisemitismBoard Of DeputiesArson AttacksIslamic Movement Of The People Of The Right Hand

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London, United Kingdom
"Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with an arson attack on a London synagogue on Sunday, the third within days on Jewish targets in the city."
Kenton, London, United Kingdom
"No one was injured at Kenton United Synagogue after police said a bottle with some sort of accelerant was thrown through a window."
Finchley, London, United Kingdom
"Two people were arrested after throwing bottles containing liquid at Finchley Reform Synagogue last week, and on Friday a fire was set at a nearby building that formerly held a nonprofit called Jewish Futures and still bears its sign."
Iran
"But they said they saw emerging evidence that the attack and others in recent days may have been conducted in exchange for payments from Iran, which has said it would strike targets abroad in response to the U.S.-Israeli war against it."

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