British police overnight arrested a 17-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man in connection with an attempted arson of a London synagogue.

Police arrested two people over a separate arson attack on a nearby synagogue on Wednesday. Late last month, four Jewish community ambulances were also torched in north London.

Boy, 17, and man, 19, detained as Met says it is investigating claims a series of antisemitic attacks are linked to Iran