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| Six arrested after Stamford Hill synagogue attack | Six arrested after Stamford Hill synagogue attack |
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| Six people have been arrested after a group forced its way into a synagogue in what police have described as an "anti-Semitic" incident. | Six people have been arrested after a group forced its way into a synagogue in what police have described as an "anti-Semitic" incident. |
| Police said the drunk men had just left a nearby party and tried to get into the synagogue in Stamford Hill, north London, in the early hours of Sunday. | Police said the drunk men had just left a nearby party and tried to get into the synagogue in Stamford Hill, north London, in the early hours of Sunday. |
| One man was punched in the face as he tried to stop them. | One man was punched in the face as he tried to stop them. |
| The six were held for public order offences and assault. Police said one man had made an anti-Semitic comment. | The six were held for public order offences and assault. Police said one man had made an anti-Semitic comment. |
| A Metropolitan Police spokesman said a number of people entered the synagogue on Craven Park Road, but they were removed shortly afterwards by security staff. | A Metropolitan Police spokesman said a number of people entered the synagogue on Craven Park Road, but they were removed shortly afterwards by security staff. |
| "The incident is being treated as an anti-Semitic incident, due to remarks made by one of the group," said the Met spokesman. | "The incident is being treated as an anti-Semitic incident, due to remarks made by one of the group," said the Met spokesman. |
| "At this early stage, there is no suggestion that this was a far-right or extremist attack but rather the completely unacceptable actions of a drunken group." | |
| 'Increased patrols' | |
| Four men and two women were arrested at the scene but police are looking for anyone else involved in the incident. | Four men and two women were arrested at the scene but police are looking for anyone else involved in the incident. |
| Rabbi Maurice Davis, of the Ahavas Torah synagogue, told the BBC: "I think this incident was more anti-social than anti-Semitic." | Rabbi Maurice Davis, of the Ahavas Torah synagogue, told the BBC: "I think this incident was more anti-social than anti-Semitic." |
| He said that Stamford Hill was a safe place to live for Jews, and there was a good social cohesion in the Haringey borough. | He said that Stamford Hill was a safe place to live for Jews, and there was a good social cohesion in the Haringey borough. |
| Insp Jonathan Waterfield said: "We are investigating to establish the full circumstances of the incident and to identify anyone else involved in the disturbance who has not yet been arrested. | Insp Jonathan Waterfield said: "We are investigating to establish the full circumstances of the incident and to identify anyone else involved in the disturbance who has not yet been arrested. |
| "We have also increased police patrols in the Stamford Hill area to provide reassurance to the community." | "We have also increased police patrols in the Stamford Hill area to provide reassurance to the community." |
| The man who was punched was treated at the scene but did not require hospital treatment. |