Manchester,โ England – A carโข attack and subsequent stabbing outside a synagogue in Manchester left two people dead and three seriously โขinjured on Thursday, October 2,โฃ 2025. Police responding to reports of the incident shot andโฃ killed the perpetrators.
The attack occured as the Jewish community was observing Yom Kippur in the northwest of the city. Officers were called โคto the synagogue in Heaton Park around 9:30 a.m. local time. Initial reports indicated four people hadโค suffered stab wounds,โ but authorities later confirmed two fatalities. Three individuals remain hospitalized in serious condition.
This incident occursโ days before the second commemoration of the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel, which sparked conflict in gaza and heightened tensions in England. British โขPrime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the attack and announced increased security measures โat synagogues across the country.He cut short his attendance at the European Political Summit in Denmark to return to London and lead โฃan emergency security meeting.
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