Manchester Synagogue Attack Kills Two, Several Injured

At least two people were killed and several others were seriously injured in a car-ramming and stabbing attack outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, north Manchester, on Thursday morning during Yom Kippur. Greater Manchester Police said armed officers shot the suspected attacker, who is believed to be dead, and bomb-disposal teams examined suspicious items found on his person. A congregant’s quick intervention reportedly prevented the assailant from entering the synagogue; worshippers were held inside until the area was declared safe and several local hospitals were placed on lockdown. Prime Minister Keir Starmer cut short a European summit to return to the UK and chair a COBRA emergency meeting, and ordered additional police assets to synagogues nationwide. Police declared a PLATO major incident and investigations into the motive and circumstances of the attack are ongoing.