LONDON (Reuters) — British police said Thursday that it arrested three people in connection with an attempted arson attack on the offices of dissident Iranian news station Iran International.

An ignited container was thrown Wednesday evening toward the premises of the Persian-language network’s parent evening, Volant Media, landing in a car park where the fire extinguished itself. No damage was reported and there were no injuries, the police said.

Two men, aged 19 and 21, and a 16-year-old boy were arrested on suspicion of arson endangering life. The arson attempt was not being treated as terrorism, but counterterrorism officers were involved in the investigation, police said.

Iran International said a suspicious vehicle was denied entry to its London site shortly before incendiary devices were thrown into a nearby parking lot.

It said it viewed the incident in the context of “growing threats and intimidation” directed at the organization and its journalists.

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