Two People died in an Attack Near A Synagogue in Manchester on Thursday Morning. A Driver Allegedly Drove Into People and then Stabbed Someone. Three Others Were Injured.
Police Confirm The Deaths of Two People Several Hours After the Attack. Three Others Are SeriOutly Jured. The Attack Happened when many people were in the Synagogue, Police Report on X.
The suspect is also likely deceased. But The Police Cannot Yet Confirm This because Officers Cannot Get Near Him because there are “Suspicious Things” Around Him. A Specialized Unit is Being deployed for this.
Police have cordoned off the area around the synagogue. The Mayor Calls for the Area to Be Avoaided. “But at the same time, I can immediately reassure people: the direct danger seems to have passed,” he tells bbc radio .
Members of the Jewish Community Seek Support from Each Other Near the Synagogue, Just Outside The Area Cordoned Off By The Police. The Synagogue is locationed in Crumpsall, A Neighborhood on the Edge of Manchester.
Attack Happened on Jewish Holiday
The Attack Took Place on Yom Kippur, The Most Important Jewish Holiday. Many jews go to the synagogue on that day. The Fact That The Attack Happened On This Day “Makes It All The More Horrific,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer Reacts on X.
Starmer is Returning Earlier from the Informal EU Summit in Copenhagen Due to the Attack. He will be briefed on the attack later killing an emergency meeting.
Police Are Increasing Security at Other Synagogues in the United Kingdom. “We are doing everything we can to keep our jewish community safe,” starmer says just before his departure to london.
British King Charles and Queen Camilla React “Shocked and Saddened” to the Attack in Manchester. “Our Thoughts are with all the people who have leg affected by this terrible incident.”