Thursday, October 2, 2025

2 killed, 3 seriously injured in Yom Kippur attack at UK synagogue; assailant shot


2 killed, 3 seriously injured in Yom Kippur attack at UK synagogue; assailant shot

Times of Israel is liveblogging Thursday

Two people have died in an attack at a synagogue in Manchester in northern England and a third person suspected to be the offender who was shot by police is also believed to have died, a police statement says.

Police say they cannot confirm if the suspect is dead “due to safety issues surround suspicious items on his person.”

A bomb disposal unit has been called and is now at the scene.

Three more people have been seriously injured in the attack, police say.

The attack took place on Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement and the holiest day of the Jewish calendar.

‘He has a bomb’: Video shows police clearing area after shooting Manchester synagogue attack suspect

Footage from the scene of a deadly terror attack at a Manchester synagogue shows a police officer yelling at members of the public to leave the scene as the suspect “has a bomb.”

“Everybody else, get back. If you’re not involved, move back, get away,” yells the officer. “He has a bomb, go away.”

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

Footage from the scene of a deadly terror attack at a Manchester synagogue shows a police officer yelling at members of the public to leave the scene as the suspect “has a bomb.”

“Everybody else, get back. If you’re not involved, move back, get away,” yells the officer. “He has a bomb, go away.” 

UK PM says police deployed to synagogues nationwide after deadly attack in Manchester

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says police are being deployed to synagogues across the country, after the deadly attack at a Jewish house of worship in Manchester on Yom Kippur, earlier today.

“I’m already able to say that additional police assets are being deployed to synagogues across the country, and we will do everything to keep our Jewish community safe,” Starmer says as he leaves a European political meeting in Copenhagen early to deal with the incident.

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