Two men and a teenage boy will remain in custody under court orders, after four ambulances owned by a Jewish charity were allegedly set on fire.
A fourth, new suspect has also arrested in connection with the fire, the court heard.
The community ambulances from volunteer group Hatzola were allegedly targeted in Golders Green, north-west London, in the early hours of 23 March.
Oxygen cylinders in the vehicles exploded, breaking windows in a nearby apartment block.
Four ambulances were set on fire in the attack in Golders Green. Credit: PA
British men Hamza Iqbal, 20, and Rehan Khan, 19, and a 17-year-old of dual British-Pakistani nationality, all from east London, were charged on Friday with arson and being reckless as to whether life would be endangered.
The suspects did not enter pleas at the 45-minute hearing at Westminster Magistrates Court on Saturday.
The boy cannot be named for legal reasons because he is under 18 and will be held in a youth detention center.
“There is significant evidence that this was a premeditated and targeted attack against the Jewish community,” prosecutor Emma Harraway told the court.
A prison van arriving at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, London. Credit: PA
Counterterror police are investigating the fire as an antisemitic hate crime. It has not been declared an act of terrorism.
The three defendants are set to appear at the Old Bailey on April 24.
Two other British men, aged 45 and 47, who were arrested last week were released on bail until late April.
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