LONDON: British police mentioned on Tuesday (Could 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 known as to stories of a hearth 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 mentioned.
They’re investigating whether or not a car fireplace in the identical district on Could 8 and a fireplace on the entrance of a property in a close-by space on Could 11 are linked to the incident on Monday.
The person, arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to hazard life, stays in custody, police mentioned.
Officers from London’s Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command had been main the investigation because of the property’s connections with a high-profile public determine, police mentioned.
Starmer lived in the home on a quiet road along with his household earlier than he moved into Quantity 10 Downing Road when he turned prime minister final July.
