A fifth person has been charged after an alleged arson attack that damaged four Jewish community ambulances.
Subhan Ahmed, 18, from Walthamstow, east London, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on June 16 accused of assisting an offender.
Four ambulances belonging to Jewish charity Hatzola were damaged in an alleged arson attack in the early hours of March 23 in Golders Green, north London.
It is alleged that three people set fire to the fully stocked vehicles, while a fourth waited in a blue Toyota Avensis.
The resulting blaze caused gas canisters inside the ambulances to explode, resulting in around £1 million of damage. Nearby flats and a synagogue were also damaged by the fire.
Three men and a boy have already been charged with committing arson destroying or damaging property being reckless as to whether life would be endangered.
Hamza Iqbal, 20, and Rehan Khan, 19, both from Leyton, east London; a 17-year-old boy from Walthamstow who cannot be named because of his age; and Judex Atshatshi, 18, from Dagenham, east London, are all due to face trial in January.
They will next appear at the Old Bailey on August 28.
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