British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at 10 Downing Avenue in London.
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LONDON — Somebody set fireplace to the door of a home British Prime Minister Keir Starmer used to reside in, and police say they’ve arrested a 21-year-old suspect.
London’s Metropolitan Police say the person was arrested early Tuesday in reference to a collection of arson assaults in northern London. He stays in custody.
The primary fireplace came about Thursday final week, focusing on a automobile. The second was Sunday, with a hearth on the entrance of a property related to Starmer. And the third fireplace was reported at 1:35am Monday at a home the place Starmer lived earlier than he turned prime minister.
Starmer moved out of that home and into his official residence at 10 Downing Avenue when he was elected prime minister final July. It is believed to be rented out to tenants since then.
Nobody was injured in any of the fires.
The London Fireplace Brigade responded to Monday’s fireplace, and mentioned there was injury to the entryway.
Police say the suspect was detained in reference to Monday’s fireplace, “on suspicion of arson with intent to hazard life.” Authorities are investigating whether or not he is linked to the opposite two fires.
Counter-terrorism officers are main the investigation. Police say that is as “a precaution and because of the property having earlier connections with a high-profile public determine.”
British lawmakers’ security is a critical concern after two murders in recent times. A politician from Starmer’s center-left Labour Occasion, Jo Cox, was killed in 2016 by a white supremacist. 5 years later, a Conservative lawmaker, David Amess, was stabbed to dying whereas assembly with voters in japanese England. Amess’ killer was impressed by Islamic State propaganda.
NPR producer Fatima Al-Kassab contributed to this report.
