LONDON — British police said Tuesday that a 17-year-old boy has been charged in connection with a counter-terrorism investigation into an arson attack on a synagogue in north London over the weekend.

The boy, who was charged with arson not endangering life, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court later Tuesday, police said in the statement. UK police announced his arrest, along with that of a 19-year-old male, on Monday.

The incident came amid a spate of arson attacks on Jewish-linked sites, which UK police say have been part of a pattern of incidents perpetrated by “thugs for hire” possibly recruited by Iran-linked terror groups.

In the latest incident late Saturday, a bottle containing “some sort of accelerant” was thrown through a window of Kenton United Synagogue in Harrow, northwest London, according to police.

Smoke was seen inside the room, but no injuries were reported, police said.

“I’m really pleased to say that overnight, we have news of two arrests in relation to that incident, 17- and 19-year-old males,” Matt Jukes, deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, had told BBC Radio 4.

Jukes noted there........

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