Police issue major Kenton Synagogue arson attack update as Brit boy, 17, charged

Police issue major Kenton Synagogue arson attack update as Brit boy, 17, chargedA 17-year-old boy from north-west London has been charged after an arson attack on Kenton United Synagogue in Harrow on Saturday night, the Metropolitan Police saidNewsTim Hanlon News Reporter09:38, 21 Apr 2026Updated 09:54, 21 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesThe incident happened at Kenton United Synagogue(Image: Amanda Rose +44 (0) 7958 288 323 theworks@amandarose.co.uk / Avalon)A teenager has been charged following an arson attack on a Harrow synagogue, police said.The teenager, a British national from Brent, north-west London, who has not been named because of his age, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday. He is accused of arson not endangering life.Footage was posted online of a figure in dark clothing setting light to a bottle of liquid and throwing it through a window at Kenton United Synagogue in Harrow late on Saturday.View 3 ImagesA police firearms officer outside the Kenton United Synagogue(Image: James Manning/PA Wire)Jewish charity the Community Security Trust said minor smoke damage to an internal room was caused but there were no injuries or significant structural damage.A 19-year-old man who was also arrested after the attack has been released on bail pending further inquiries, the Metropolitan Police said.The Metropolitan Police said: "A boy has been charged in connection with a Counter Terrorism Policing London investigation into an arson attack on a synagogue in Kenton.View 3 ImagesA forensic officer at the scene of the suspected arson attack(Image: Jacqueline Lawrie/LNP)"Following authorisation from the Crown Prosecution Service on Monday, 20 April, a 17-year-old boy, a British national from Brent, has been charged with arson not endangering life contrary to sections 1(1), 1(3) and 4of the Criminal Damage Act 1971.Article continues below"He is remanded in custody to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, 21 April. The ch...