Rising Antisemitic Violence: Manchester Synagogue Terror Attack On Yom Kippur Leaves Two Dead
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# Rising Antisemitic Violence: Manchester Synagogue Terror Attack On Yom Kippur Leaves Two Dead
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# Rising Antisemitic Violence: Manchester Synagogue Terror Attack On Yom Kippur Leaves Two Dead
October 2, 2025
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Worthy News / Press
October 2, 2025
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has condemned a car and stabbing attack at a synagogue in Manchester, northwest of London, that left two people dead and three others seriously injured. The suspect was shot dead by police.
“I’m appalled by the attack at a synagogue in Crumpsall [Greater Manchester]. The fact that this has taken place on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, makes it all the more horrific,” said Starmer, who left a meeting in Denmark early upon hearing of the incident Thursday morning.
The attack happened during Yom Kippur, a solemn day of fasting and atonement.
Police said they received a call at 9:31 a.m. local time outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Crumpsall, where attendees were observing the holiday.
According to eyewitnesses and video obtained by Worthy News, the suspect drove a car toward members of the public before stabbing at least one person. Armed police shot the suspect around 9:38 a.m., and paramedics arrived shortly afterward.
Authorities said “a large number of people” were present at the synagogue and that a bystander’s swift intervention prevented the attacker from entering the building.
**Israeli And Royal Condemnation**
The Israeli Embassy in Britain condemned “the act of violence.” That such “an act of violence should be perpetrated on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, in a place of prayer and community, is abhorrent and deeply distressing,” the embassy said.
Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla a