LONDON: British police stated on Tuesday (Might 13) they’d arrested a 21-year-old man on suspicion of arson after counter-terrorism officers launched an investigation into three fires, together with one at a property owned by Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Police had been referred to as to reviews of a fireplace within the early hours of Monday morning on the property in Kentish City, Camden, north London, the realm that Starmer represents in parliament.
The person was arrested within the early hours of Tuesday in reference to the hearth and two additional incidents, police stated.
They’re investigating whether or not a automobile fireplace in the identical district on Might 8 and a fireplace on the entrance of a property in a close-by space on Might 11 are linked to the incident on Monday.
The person, arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to hazard life, stays in custody, police stated.
Officers from London’s Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command had been main the investigation as a result of property’s connections with a high-profile public determine, police stated.
Starmer lived in the home on a quiet road along with his household earlier than he moved into Quantity 10 Downing Avenue when he turned prime minister final July.
