Attack on north London synagogue caught on video
Six men arrested for their role in an attack on a Stamford Hill synagogue; in video men seem drunk, shout anti-Jewish slurs.
Four British men and two women were arrested Sunday after a group allegedly forced its way into a northern London synagogue in what the police as described as an "anti-Semitic" incident.
Police said the men involved were drunk, and they were believed to have walked to the area from a house party nearby. They then tried to force their way into the synagogue in Stamford Hill early on Sunday.
One worshiper was punched in the face, sustaining minor facial injuries, while trying to prevent the men from entering the house of worship, while they were shouting anti-Semitic slurs.
The group was arrested for public order offences and assault.
The spokesperson said however that "at this early stage, there is no suggestion that this was a far-right or extremist attack but rather the completely unacceptable actions of a drunken group."
Police said they would step up patrols to provide reassurance to the local community.
"We are investigating to establish the full circumstances of the incident and to identify anyone else involved in the disturbance who has not yet been arrested," a local police inspector told the BBC. "We have also increased police patrols in the Stamford Hill area to provide reassurance to the community."
Stamford Hill is home to one of the largest Orthodox Jewish communities in Europe, with about 30,000 Hasidic Jews living in the area.
