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'Terrorist Attack' on Uk Synagogue Kills Two: Police
The attack targeted worshippers during Yom Kippur, killing two and injuring four, amid rising antisemitism, Greater Manchester Police said three suspects were arrested.
- On Thursday , a car was driven into worshippers outside Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Crumpsall and a man was stabbed, leaving two dead and four wounded.
- On the holiest day of the Jewish year, the attack struck a busy place of worship on Yom Kippur and was declared a terrorist incident by Greater Manchester Police amid antisemitism concerns.
- Police received multiple emergency calls at about 9:31AM and shot the suspect at 9:38AM; a bomb disposal unit was deployed after reports of a vest, and GMP arrested three people.
- Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer flew home to chair an emergency Cobra meeting and said additional police assets will be deployed at synagogues while United Nations Secretary‑General Antonio Guterres said `Houses of worship are sacred places where people can go to find peace`.
- Manchester is home to a Jewish community of more than 28,000, intensifying local impact, while Starmer warned that hatred against Jews is rising and must be defeated.
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