Adam Bedoui, 20, and Abdelkader Amir Bousloub, 21, both of Hillingdon, west London, are alleged to have travelled to Stamford Hill in north London, a predominantly Jewish area, on Thursday night.

Huw Rogers, chief crown prosecutor for CPS Direct, said: "Our team of out-of-hours prosecutors from CPS Direct worked to establish that there is sufficient evidence to bring charges and it is in the public interest to pursue criminal proceedings.

Bedoui and Bousloub are charged with religiously aggravated intentional harassment, contrary to the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, and intentional harassment, contrary to the Public Order Act 1986.

Det Supt Oliver Richter, the Met's policing lead for Hackney and Tower Hamlets, said: "Our investigation continues but two men have been charged and will appear in court for their alleged part in this incident.