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Teen charged over Golders Green ambulance attack
Key takeaways
- The fire - which led to an explosion - caused about £1m of damage to the vehicles and medical equipment, with nearby flats and a synagogue also affected.
- Subhan Ahmed is alleged to have made arrangements to scrap his car to help others avoid arrest or prosecution.
- He is the fifth person to be charged over the attacks on the Hatzola ambulances on 23 March.
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PA Media. The ambulances exploded after being set alight on 23 March An 18-year-old man has been charged with assisting an offender in connection with an arson attack on four Jewish charity-owned ambulances in Golders Green, north London.
The fire - which led to an explosion - caused about £1m of damage to the vehicles and medical equipment, with nearby flats and a synagogue also affected.
Subhan Ahmed is alleged to have made arrangements to scrap his car to help others avoid arrest or prosecution.
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