Manchester synagogue attack kills two; suspect shot by police
“A car-and-knife attack outside a Manchester synagogue left two dead and three injured.”
Key points
- A car-and-knife attack outside a Manchester synagogue left two dead and three injured.
- Police shot a suspected attacker and invoked the national terrorism response.
- PM Keir Starmer chaired an emergency security meeting; King Charles condemned the attack.
- Bomb disposal teams attended due to suspicious items on the suspect.
Two people were killed and three others were seriously wounded on Thursday outside a synagogue in Manchester after a vehicle was driven into worshippers and a security guard was stabbed, authorities said. Police shot a man believed to be the attacker and activated a national counterterror protocol as the Jewish community observed Yom Kippur.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the attack as “horrific,” left a European summit early, and chaired an emergency meeting on security. King Charles III and Israel’s embassy expressed shock and solidarity with the victims. Greater Manchester Police declared a major incident, cordoned off the area, and brought in bomb disposal officers due to suspicious items found on the suspect.
Witnesses described officers firing after a crash near the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue. The Community Security Trust said it was working with police and urged calm while security was bolstered across synagogues. Manchester, home to one of Britain’s largest Jewish communities, has suffered major terror attacks in the past, including the 2017 arena bombing.
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