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Two men killed in Manchester synagogue attack named as police step up patrols
- A man attacked the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Manchester on Yom Kippur, killing two men, Adrian Daulby and Melvin Cravitz, and injuring three others when he rammed a car into them and used a knife before being shot by police.
- British counterterrorism authorities classified the incident as a terrorist attack and noted a rise in antisemitism, with the Community Security Trust reporting 4,296 incidents in 2023, the highest number in four decades.
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the attack as absolutely shocking and promised additional police presence at synagogues, stating he would do everything possible to keep the Jewish community safe.
- Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis described the attack as stemming from an unrelenting wave of Jew hatred, highlighting the ongoing crisis of antisemitism in the U.K. and Europe.
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