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Boy, 16, among three charged with attempted arson of Persian media firm in London

A view of the Volant Media building in Wembley, north west London, in Google Maps.
A lit container was allegedly thrown at Volant Media, a Persian media organisation in Wembley on Wednesday

Two men and a teenage boy have been charged with arson with intent to endanger life after an attempted attack in north west London.

Oisin McGuinness, 21, Nathan Dunn, 19, and a 16-year-old boy have been charged after a lit container was allegedly thrown at Volant Media, a Persian media organisation in Wembley on Wednesday.

The container landed in a car park where the fire extinguished itself before the suspects fled in a black SUV.

Officers gave chase before the SUV crashed in Ballards Lane in Finchley.

All three inside were arrested.

The incident is not being treated as a terrorist incident, but is being investigated by Counter Terror Police.

It is not being linked to recent arson incidents at ambulances in Golders Green or a synagogue in Finchley.

But the Met said it was aware Iran-linked Islamist group Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia is claiming responsibility for the attacks.

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