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Manchester Clubs Honor Synagogue Attack Victims With Silences and Black Armbands

Police are probing the terrorist-classified assault, including a reported accidental shooting by an officer.

Overview

  • Manchester City said players will wear black armbands and observe a minute's silence before Sunday's match against Brentford.
  • Fans and players at Old Trafford held a minute's silence before Manchester United vs. Sunderland, with both teams lining the center circle arm in arm.
  • United's players wore black armbands bearing the words “a city united” during Saturday's Premier League game.
  • Manchester United’s women observed a silence and wore black armbands in Friday’s match against Chelsea in Leigh.
  • Authorities say two people were killed and at least three were seriously wounded in Thursday’s car-ramming and knife attack outside Heaton Park Congregation Synagogue, which police classify as terrorism.