Three Jewish teenagers were verbally and physically assaulted while travelling on a bus in north London, the Metropolitan Police has confirmed.
Detectives are now treating the incident as an antisemitic hate crime, Scotland Yard added.
Officers from the Metropolitan Police’s new Community Protection Team spoke with the three 14-year-old boys and took their accounts.
All three reported that they had been verbally assaulted.
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Two of them also reported that they had been physically assaulted.
Officers received reports that a group of Jewish teenagers had been assaulted while on a bus around Sanders Lane, Mill Hill, at 8.16am on September 10.
An investigation is now underway to establish the full circumstances of the attack, with CCTV analysis ongoing, and the incident is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime, with officers from the Community Protection Team leading the investigation.
Detective Chief Superintendent Luke Williams, who leads policing in the area, said: “The Met will not tolerate antisemitism in any form and we will respond robustly to any and all offences that occur.”
He added: “Urgent enquiries are ongoing to trace and identify the suspect linked to this incident. The suspect is believed to be a white British man.
“Our Jewish communities have the right to celebrate and observe the upcoming High Holy Days without fear of antisemitic hate.
“During this important period of peace, we have increased our patrols in order to provide reassurance, deter those who seek to cause harm and help ensure people can come together with confidence.”
A Scotland Yard spokesman added: “At 8.16am on Thursday, September 10, police received reports that a group of Jewish teenagers had been assaulted while on a bus around Sanders Lane, Mill Hill, earlier that morning.
“Officers from the Met’s new Community Protection Team spoke with the three 14-year-old boys and took their accounts.
“All three reported that they had been verbally assaulted, and two reported a physical assault.
“An investigation is underway to establish the full circumstances, with CCTV analysis ongoing.
“The incident is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime with officers from the Community Protection Team investigating.”
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