A gang of hooded youths launched fireworks toward a west London synagogue on Sunday, the second day of Rosh Hashanah, according to the local Jewish community.

Five teens waited outside the Lauderdale Road Synagogue in Maida Vale before two of them launched two fireworks toward the building at 3:23 p.m., startling a family walking by, according to a statement by the community and security footage cited by The Telegraph.

The Spanish and Portuguese Sephardi Community, which runs the synagogue, informed members of the incident and said the building was empty and no injuries or damage were caused by the “rocket fireworks.”

The incident was reported to Police and the Community Security Trust, the UK Jewish community’s security organization.

“Jewish families should be able to come together to celebrate Rosh Hashanah safely, openly and without fear,” said Rabbi Amir Ellituv, of the synagogue, which was built in 1896, vowing not to allow such incidents to “deter us from coming together as a community.”

A CST spokesman told The Telegraph that it was “aware of the incident,” saying despite the absence of........

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