First picture of masked figure seen ‘hurling firebomb’ at London synagogue

Security has been bolstered at the synagogue following the incident over the weekend (Picture: John Dunne/Metro)

This is the moment a masked suspect ‘hurls a firebomb’ through the window of a north west London synagogue. 

Counter-terror police are investigating the attack on Kenton United Synagogue in Shaftesbury Avenue, Harrow, at around midnight on Sunday. 

A bottle containing an accelerant was flung through a window after a suspect scaled the gates of the synagogue. 

It caused smoke damage but no one was injured. The fire was limited to a medical room. 

Synagogue officials said a passing police patrol saw smoke billowing from the building and alerted firefighters. 

A still from CCTV footage obtained by Metro s...