Synagogue Attack in Manchester, England, Leaves 2 Dead During Major Jewish Holiday

A subordinate of the a Jewish Community holds a Torah astatine a constabulary cordon successful Manchester, Britain, 02 October 2025. Two radical person died aft a car and stabbing onslaught astatine a synagogue successful Manchester, with the fishy changeable by police. EPA/ADAM VAUGHAN via AMNA

Two radical were killed and 3 others were earnestly injured Thursday erstwhile a antheral rammed a car into a assemblage and stabbed worshippers extracurricular a synagogue successful Manchester, bluish England. The synagogue onslaught successful Manchester occurred arsenic congregants gathered to observe Yom Kippur, the astir ineffable time successful the Jewish calendar.

Police said the result could person been acold worse if a subordinate of the synagogue had not acted rapidly to artifact the fishy from entering the building.

Police corroborate fishy dead

Greater Manchester Police said 2 radical were confirmed dead. Officers aboriginal announced that the suspect, who had been changeable by police, was besides deceased.

Authorities initially withheld confirmation of his decease due to the fact that “suspicious items” were recovered connected the body, requiring weaponry disposal officers to intervene. Police aboriginal clarified that the antheral died astatine the scene.

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Two radical were killed and 3 others earnestly injured successful a car and weapon onslaught connected a synagogue successful Manchester, which took spot connected Yom Kippur, the holiest time successful the Jewish calendar.

Suspect changeable dormant by information and was reportedly carrying a bomb.… pic.twitter.com/lkGjZP0JtQ

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Emergency calls came astatine 9:31 a.m. section clip (4:31 a.m. ET) to the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue successful Crumpsall, a northbound Manchester territory with a ample Jewish population. A witnesser reported that a car had been driven into a radical of radical earlier 1 antheral was stabbed.

Footage shows constabulary shooting

A video shared connected societal media shows a antheral lying connected the crushed arsenic 2 officers constituent their guns astatine him. When the antheral attempts to rise, 1 serviceman fires a azygous round. The aforesaid footage shows a worshipper wearing a yarmulke lying successful a excavation of humor lone a fewer yards away.

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Two victims were killed, and the suspected attacker was changeable dead

Images from the country amusement the suspect's assemblage with a weapon and a container nearby, portion a weaponry disposal robot conducts checks pic.twitter.com/NTMvnEARJG

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Police said a ample fig of worshippers were kept wrong the synagogue during the incident, but were aboriginal released safely.

Leaders react

Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who was successful Copenhagen for a European Summit, said helium would instrumentality to London instantly to seat a COBRA exigency effect meeting.

“Additional constabulary assets are being deployed to synagogues crossed the country, and we volition bash everything to support our Jewish assemblage safe,” Starmer said. Earlier, helium posted connected X that helium was “appalled” by the violence, calling it “all the much horrific” due to the fact that it occurred connected Yom Kippur.

This morning's onslaught is perfectly shocking.

I’m connected my mode backmost to London to seat an exigency meeting, and further constabulary assets are being deployed to synagogues crossed the country.

We volition bash everything we tin to support our Jewish assemblage safe. pic.twitter.com/bNUfGbWwfq

— Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) October 2, 2025

King Charles III and Queen Camilla expressed their profound sorrow, saying they were “deeply shocked and saddened to larn of the horrific onslaught successful Manchester, particularly connected specified a important time for the Jewish community.”

The Israeli Embassy successful London condemned the violence, describing it arsenic “abhorrent and profoundly distressing” that specified an battle happened successful a spot of worship during the holiest Jewish holiday.

Community response

The Community Security Trust, a Jewish foundation that provides information services, said it was moving with constabulary and supporting the section community. In a statement, it called the incidental “an appalling onslaught connected the holiest time of the Jewish year.”

Graham Stringer, the section Member of Parliament, said the onslaught aimed to harm the Jewish community and harm interfaith relations. He added that Manchester residents would basal united, conscionable arsenic they did aft the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing that killed 22 radical astatine an Ariana Grande concert.