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Three charged with arson on Persian media offices in London

Two teenagers and a 21-year-old man are due in court charged with arson with intent to endanger life. Grouped from 4 articles across 4 sources.

4 reports4 sourcesApr 17, 2026, 8:22 AM
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Clustered coverageAl Jazeera, BBC News, The Guardian, The Straits Times
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BBC NewsApr 17, 2026, 8:22 AM

Three charged with arson on Persian media offices in London

Two teenagers and a 21-year-old man are due in court charged with arson with intent to endanger life.

The Straits TimesApr 16, 2026, 3:23 PM

Three arrested after attempted arson at Persian-language media office in London

Officials had previously warned of a threat to journalists working for Persian-language outlets.

The GuardianApr 16, 2026, 2:08 PM

Three held over alleged arson attempt at Persian media office in London

No injuries and no damage reported in Wembley incident and Met says it is not being treated as terrorism A teenager and two men have been arrested after an attempted arson attack at the offices of a Persian media organisation in north-west London, the Metropolitan police said. Officers on patrol were told at about 8.30pm on Wednesday that an “ignited container” had been thrown towards the site in Wembley, landing in a car park where the fire immediately died out. There were no injuries and no damage was reported. Continue reading...

Al JazeeraApr 16, 2026, 3:42 PM

UK police arrest 3 after attempted arson at Persian-language media centre

Police say they arrested a 16-year-old boy and two men aged 19 and 21 on suspicion of arson ​endangering life.

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