This attack on a Finchley synagogue comes amid rising antisemitic violence.
A police forensics officer works during an investigation into an attack in the early hours of the morning, at the Finchley Reform Synagogue, in the North Finchley area of north London, on April 15, 2026.
London police said on Wednesday (April 15, 2026) they were hunting two suspects after an “attempted arson attack” on a synagogue in the north of the capital, amid an upsurge in antisemitic incidents.
The pair, dressed in dark clothing and balaclavas, approached the synagogue in Finchley shortly after midnight and “threw two bottles suspected to contain petrol” which did not ignite, the Metropolitan Police Force said in a statement.