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Two Killed in Yom Kippur Attack Outside Manchester Synagogue; Suspect Shot by Police

Authorities launched a counterterrorism probe prompting tighter security at Jewish sites.

Emergency services at the scene of a stabbing incident at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue, in Crumpsall, Manchester, England, Thursday Oct. 2, 2025. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)
atentado en una sinagoga de Manchester durante Yom Kippur dejó dos muertos
Dos personas murieron tras un fuerte atentado a una sinagoga en Manchester.
Las imágenes del ataque en una sinagoga de Mánchester.

Overview

  • Greater Manchester Police said a vehicle struck worshippers outside Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation before a stabbing, leaving two dead and several injured.
  • Armed officers opened fire at 9:38 a.m. local time minutes after the first 9:31 emergency call, and bomb-disposal teams examined suspicious items on the suspect.
  • Police activated Operation PLATO as they treat the incident as a potential terrorist attack and national counterterrorism investigators took charge.
  • Officials said the suspect was shot and believed to be dead, with formal confirmation initially delayed; two related arrests were reported and the suspect was identified but not named.
  • Prime Minister Keir Starmer returned to chair a COBRA meeting and ordered additional police deployments to synagogues across the UK.