UPDATE 1-UK counter terrorism police launch investigation into arson at memorial wall

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

London's Metropolitan Police said the investigation ‌was being led by Counter Terror Policing, though it was not being treated as a terrorist incident. They said that no ⁠arrests ​have been ⁠made and that the memorial wall was not 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.

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