Two people were killed Thursday and three badly wounded outside a packed synagogue in Manchester in a car and stabbing attack, with the suspect believed shot dead by UK police.
As the Jewish community marked the holiday of Yom Kippur in the northwestern city, police were called to the incident, activating a national terrorism-response protocol.
The attack struck days ahead of the second anniversary of Hamas’s October 7, 2023 raids on Israel which sparked a fierce offensive in Gaza, inflaming passions in Britain.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer swiftly condemned the attack as “horrific”, and announced
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