UPDATE 2-UK counter-terrorism police investigate arson at Jewish memorial wall

Over the last month, counter-terrorism officers have arrested more than two dozen people ⁠as ​part of investigations into attacks on Jewish-linked premises, including the torching of ambulances belonging to the Jewish volunteer emergency service Hatzola in Golders ⁠Green on March 23. Police said after an arson attack at a synagogue ⁠this month that they ⁠were investigating possible Iranian links to the incidents.

Police said ​on Tuesday they were investigating ‌suspected ​arson at a memorial wall in a part of north London that is home to a ‌large Jewish community, amid a recent spate of such incidents in the British capital.

London's Metropolitan Police said the investigation was being led by Counter Terrorism ‌Policing, though it was not being treated as a terrorist incident. They ‌said no arrests had been made. The incident occurred on Monday at the site of a memorial wall dedicated to people killed in Iran in a bloody crackdown after anti-government ⁠protests ​spread across the ⁠country in January. Police said the memorial wall had not been damaged.

"We recognise that ⁠this incident will heighten concerns in the Golders Green area, where residents have ​already faced a series of attacks," Detective Chief Superintendent Luke Williams said in ⁠a statement. Over the last month, counter-terrorism officers have arrested more than two dozen people ⁠as ​part of investigations into attacks on Jewish-linked premises, including the torching of ambulances belonging to the Jewish volunteer emergency service Hatzola in Golders ⁠Green on March 23.

Police said after an arson attack at a synagogue ⁠this month that they ⁠were investigating possible Iranian links to the incidents. A pro-Iranian government group has said it was responsible.