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Updated · BBC.com · Apr 16Three Arrested Over London Arson Attacks Amid Foreign Interference Fears
52 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Apr 16
- Three people have been arrested after an attempted arson attack at a Persian-language media office in Wembley, north-west London.
- The incident is one of three recent arson attacks in north London, also targeting a synagogue and ambulances run by a Jewish charity.
- Counter Terrorism Policing is investigating possible links to foreign groups, amid rising concerns over hate crimes and hostile activities in the UK.
What evidence links the Wembley arson attack suspects to the Iranian regime and Harakat Ashab Al Yamin Al Islamia? Could the wave of arson attacks signal a new era of hybrid warfare on European soil? Why has the UK hesitated to proscribe the IRGC as a terrorist organization despite mounting evidence? How are young recruits being persuaded or paid to carry out attacks for foreign proxies like HAYI? Are current UK countermeasures equipped to deal with technologically enabled 'information warfare' by hostile states? What safeguards are in place to prevent criminal networks from being exploited for foreign state operations?