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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has condemned an arson attack on Jewish community ambulances in Golders Green, North London, calling anti-semitism a 'poison' and describing the incident as an attack on the entire nation.
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00:05big breaking news coming in UK Prime Minister here Starmer speaking on the anti-semitic hate
00:10crime remember in the past few days we have witnessed instances that have happened in
00:14different countries as much with regard to anti-semitism and this arson attack in Golders
00:19Green is horrifying says the UK Prime Minister I quote him here I've been in touch with the
00:24Jewish community leaders this morning will continue to do so throughout the day an attack on
00:29our Jewish community is an attack on us all we will fight the poison that is anti-semitism says
00:36Keir Starmer so this is the latest that has come in from the United Kingdom where this incident has
00:42taken place I want to immediately bring in my colleague Pranay Upadhyay he's our editor India
00:46Today Global and is tracking closely everything that's happening across the world Pranay first
00:51tell us about the incident and how and why has the UK Prime Minister made a very specific
00:56comment that this is poison and that it affects us all
01:02We got an incident was reported in London especially in the North London and arson attack
01:07on four ambulances belonging to a Jewish community ambulance service and you know
01:12Prime Minister Keir Starmer only reacted to that incident and called it anti-semitic hate crime
01:18and called it a poison and in fact this is as you rightly mentioned that recently we have seen
01:24instances of anti-semitic hate crimes in different parts of the world and especially in the UK as
01:30well so you know UK has a history about this thing and UK took a stand against anti-semitic
01:36during the second world war and that's why there is a very strict rule regarding the anti-semitic
01:42crimes in the United Kingdom and therefore there is a concern in the North London community of the
01:48of the of the gold agree and around 50,000 Jews stay there and they have their concerns to I
01:54think
01:54President Prime Minister Keir Starmer wanted to address to those concerns and he wanted to give out the message
02:00that the strict action will be taking those who are responsible for this incident
02:04Pranay thank you keep tracking all the latest that's coming in this time from London so basically
02:09amid the Iran-Israel war a latest anti-Jewish hate attack has taken place and this has happened in
02:15London this was an arson attack on ambulances in Golders Green the incident is being treated as an
02:22anti-semitic hate crime investigation has been launched following this arson attack now we are told
02:27that nearby houses have also been evacuated as a precautionary measure road closures remain in place
02:33police adding that the Jewish community ambulances were set on fire visual on your screen these were
02:38ambulances remember four people were caught on camera investigation is underway about the accused as well
02:45but targeting even ambulances and all the way in London for a war between Iran and Israel
02:51the ex strokes back in resources as well stop looking?
02:59No it isn't right nothing anyone it needs duty because the fire see ambulances
03:06No one is there?
03:07No one is there
03:08Look at this
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