Skip to content

Shock and disbelief as Manchester community reels from synagogue attack

1 min read
Shock and disbelief as Manchester community reels from synagogue attack
Saralnama

Residents in UK’s Crumpsall say they are shocked after a car and knife attack near synagogue kills two people. Manchester, England – As people gathered near a synagogue in Manchester, hours after an attack there killed two people, many struggled to make sense of the assault. Attacks don’t happen in places like this, locals say, not least on Yom Kippur. About 9.30am (08 GMT) on Thursday, a man drove his car into people near the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Crumpsall in the north of Manchester before emerging to attack others with a knife. The synagogue’s security staff and members of the public prevented him from entering the building before police arrived and fatally shot the assailant, who appeared to be wearing an “explosive device”, police said. Four injured people were admitted to hospital in serious condition. Two people… (Updated 3 Oct 2025, 02:07 IST; source: link)