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  "path": "/news/london-news-man-charged-arson-attack-former-synagogue",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-12T08:36:46.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nA 45-year-old man has been charged with arson with intent to endanger life.\n\nIt comes after reports of a fire at a former synagogue in East London.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nMoses Edwards, from Wanstead, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.\n\nThe alleged arson attack on the building in Nelson Street, Whitechapel, occurred in the early hours of May 5.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nMinor damage was caused to the gates and a lock at the front of the building shortly after 5am, police said.\n\nNo injuries were reported.\n\nThe former synagogue in the process of being turned into a mosque and community centre.\n\nThe building was sold to a Muslim organisation for redevelopment.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe incident was one of a series of separate alleged arson attacks that have targeted Jewish sites in London in the past two months.\n\nA 52-year-old woman was also arrested as part of the investigation.\n\nShe has been released on bail.\n\nShe will appear in court in August this year.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**\n**\n\n**\n**\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Man, 45, charged after 'arson attack on former synagogue'"
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