At least two Jewish worshippers were killed and several others injured in a car ramming and stabbing attack outside a synagogue in the English city of Manchester on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism.
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer flew back to the UK early from a European security conference in Denmark to chair a national emergency meeting after Thursday’s attack.
UK authorities announced heightened security measures at synagogues across the country after police declared a terrorist incident – against the backdrop of rising antisemitism and other forms of religious hatred worldwide following the Hamas-led October 7, 2023 attacks and Israel’s war in Gaza.
Here’s what we know about the violence, and what may come next.
What happened
Armed officers swiftly arrived at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in the Manchester suburb of Crumpsall, after receiving a call from a member of the public at 9:31 a.m local time (4:31 a.m. ET) on Thursday, the city’s police said.
A car had been driven at members of the public and a member of the
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