Two held after arson attack on London memorial for Iranian protesters

Fire damage to a cabinet beside the memorial wall on Limes Ave in Golders Green, northwest London, where counter-terror police are investigating a suspected arson attack. Photo / PA Images via Getty Images

Two people have been arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire at a London memorial wall commemorating Iranians killed in anti-government protests, police said.

The wall in Golders Green in north London, where two Jewish men were stabbed this week, also commemorates victims of the October 7 attack by Palestinian Hamas militants on Israel in 2023.

The area is home to a large Jewish community.

The Metropolitan Police said a 46-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman, who have not been named, were arrested in Romford, east London, earlier on Monday.

On Friday a 45-year-old man appeared in court charged with stabbing two men in Golders Green on Wednesday, the latest incident to rock London’s Jewish community.

The attack has left community members feeling increasingly vulnerable and highly critical of authorities.

- AFP