UK police arrest two more in alleged arson plot targeting Jewish community sites
The planned target remains unknown, but the Met said that the objective was related to the Jewish community.
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Hertfordshire Jewish-owned shop door set on fire, graffitied amid UK arson spree
The lower high street shop was also vandalized with graffiti and is being treated as religiously aggravated. Police appealed to the public for witnesses or any security footage of the incident.
