Two arrested over arson attack at former synagogue in east London

Two people have been arrested by counter-terrorism officers investigating an arson attack at a former synagogue in east London. A 45-year-old man and a woman, 52, were arrested on Sunday on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson and have been taken into police custody. Police and firefighters were called to the fire at 5.16am on Tuesday at the former East London Central Synagogue in Whitechapel. Minor damage was caused to a set of gates and a lock at the front of the building. …