"Police say they are treating an incident in which a car reportedly drove towards three Jewish schoolboys in north-west London as a religiously aggravated assault. The Metropolitan Police said the vehicle was reported to have mounted the kerb where the boys, aged 14, were standing. No injuries were reported from the incident after the children moved out of the way. The incident took place at around 3.40pm in Holders Hill Road, Barnet, on April 20."
"The father of one of the boys told the BBC that there were dozens of children in kippot (skullcaps) nearby. He added that his son was left shaken, but with it. He said: They were visibly Jewish kids. He was waiting at the lights and saw these kids and saw an opportunity."
"A Met spokesperson said: While inquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances, this is currently being treated as a religiously aggravated assault. We remain in close contact with the nearby school. On Wednesday the force announced a community protection team of 100 extra officers to help safeguard the Jewish community."
"It said in its initial phase, the new team will be primarily focused on protecting the Jewish community, which faces some of the highest levels of hate crime alongside significant terrorist and hostile state threats. It added that it would bring together neighbourhood policing, specialist protection and counter terrorism capabilities to provide a more visible, intelligenceled and co-ordinated presence focused on protecting Jewish communities across London."
Police in north-west London are treating an incident in which a car reportedly mounted the kerb and drove toward three Jewish schoolboys as a religiously aggravated assault. The boys, aged 14, were standing when the vehicle approached at around 3.40pm on April 20 in Holders Hill Road, Barnet. No injuries were reported because the children moved out of the way. A father said many Jewish children in kippot were nearby and that his son was left shaken. The headteacher of Hasmonean High School for Boys sent a letter to parents about a police appeal for witnesses. No arrests have been made. The Metropolitan Police announced a community protection team of 100 extra officers to safeguard the Jewish community, combining neighbourhood policing, specialist protection, and counter-terrorism capabilities.
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