Suspected Terror Attack at Manchester Synagogue Kills Two

A suspected terror attack outside Heaton Park synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester, during Yom Kippur left two people dead and three seriously injured after a vehicle was driven at worshippers and multiple people were stabbed. Greater Manchester Police said officers shot a man they believe to be the suspect, who is also reported to have died. Police said rapid intervention and evacuation, and the deployment of specialist teams including a bomb-disposal unit after “suspicious items” were found, helped prevent further casualties. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer cut short a visit to Copenhagen and pledged emergency measures and extra police at synagogues nationwide. King Charles, EU leaders and the Israeli embassy condemned the “appalling” attack, and the Community Security Trust and local authorities praised the swift police and synagogue security response. Germany’s anti‑Semitism commissioner and other political figures said the attack — coming on the holiest day in the Jewish calendar — underlines the deadly dimension of antisemitism in Europe and recalled past synagogue-targeted violence such as Halle in 2019.