- An assailant drove a car into pedestrians and began stabbing people outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester during Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.
- Two victims were killed and three others were seriously injured. The attacker was shot dead by police, and bomb disposal teams investigated the suspect for explosives.
- Greater Manchester Police declared a “major incident” and advised residents to stay away from the scene.
- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer returned early from a European summit to chair an emergency “COBRA” (Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms) meeting and deploy additional officers to synagogues across the UK.
- The attack occurred amid a rise in antisemitism in the UK following the 2023 Israel-Hamas conflict.
Two Dead After Manchester Synagogue Attack on Yom Kippur
