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Lammy Booed at Manchester Vigil as Grief Turns to Anger Over Synagogue Attack

Attendees blamed government policy, linking regular pro-Palestine marches to rising antisemitism.

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Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary David Lammy speaking at a vigil near the scene at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester, where two people died in a terror attack. Picture date: Friday October 3, 2025. (Photo by Peter Byrne/PA Images via Getty Images)

Overview

  • Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy was heckled with chants of “shame on you” and accusations of having “blood on your hands” while addressing a vigil near Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation.
  • The attack on Thursday killed worshippers Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66, on Yom Kippur, and police shot dead the suspect, Jihad Al‑Shamie.
  • Greater Manchester Police said the suspect was not armed and that only officers fired shots, as a Home Office pathologist provisionally found one victim had a gunshot-consistent wound with further forensics ongoing.
  • Lammy urged those planning weekend demonstrations to reflect, as some in the crowd demanded an end to regular marches and criticized recognition of a Palestinian state.
  • Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood and Mayor Andy Burnham visited in the aftermath, with security stepped up at synagogues and arrests made on suspicion of terrorism offenses.