The terrorist targeted worshippers at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation in northern England.
JNS Staff
(JNS)
Two people were killed on Thursday in a terror attack at an Orthodox synagogue in Manchester, England, police confirmed.
The terrorist rammed his car into worshippers gathered outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation on Middleton Road before exiting the vehicle and stabbing others on Yom Kippur, Judaism’s holiest day. The attack took place at around 9:30 a.m. local time.
Three additional people were seriously wounded.
Warning: distressing footage
‘Get back… he has a bomb, go away.’
Watch the moment armed officers attempt to get members of the public away from the suspect involved in the Manchester Synagogue attack. pic.twitter.com/Y8gj0rUJSU
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Video circulating online shows two armed police officers shouting at the suspect as he lay on the ground after being shot. The officers are then heard warning bystanders to leave the area, saying the attacker “has a bomb.”
Greater Manchester Police declared “Operation Plato,” the national protocol for responding to a marauding terror attack.
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The alleged photo of the Manchester synagogue terrorist.
The Manchester mayor says the suspect is believed to be dead, but his condition hasn’t yet been confirmed.
Today is Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism. pic.twitter.com/eKkn0HpkhW
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U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the attack “absolutely shocking.” He cut short a trip to Denmark to convene an emergency meeting, saying additional police assets were being deployed to synagogues across the country.
“We will do everything to keep our Jewish community safe,” Starmer added.
The British premier last month recognized a Palestinian state, a move that Jerusalem condemned as rewarding terrorism in the aftermath of the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, massacre.
Britain’s King Charles on Thursday said he was “deeply shocked and saddened” by the attack, “especially on such a significant day for the Jewish community.”
This morning’s attack is absolutely shocking.
I’m on my way back to London to chair an emergency meeting, and additional police assets are being deployed to synagogues across the country.
We will do everything we can to keep our Jewish community safe. pic.twitter.com/bNUfGbWwfq
— Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) October 2, 2025
The Israeli Embassy in the U.K. called the killings “abhorrent and deeply distressing,” adding that its officials were in close contact with the Manchester Jewish community, British authorities and the Community Security Trust (CST) to monitor developments and ensure support was provided.
“We thank the Greater Manchester Police for their swift response. The safety and security of Jewish communities in the United Kingdom must be guaranteed,” the statement continued. “The thoughts and prayers of the people of Israel are with the victims, their families, and the entire Jewish community at this difficult time.”
