Britain Attack: Two Dead As Attacker Targets Synagogue On Jewish Sacred Day; PM Starmer, King Express Shock | World News

British Synagogue attack: Two people were killed in a terrible incident, and three of them were seriously injured after an attack outside the Heaton Park Synagogue in North Manchester on Sunday morning, when they met to celebrate the sacred days of the Jewish community. According to the police, the injuries were caused by vehicle and knife wounds. Police said that a public member saw the responding officers that a car turned to a crowd. Police said firearms responded to the call.

According to the BBC, the Great Manchester police said that they received a report about a vehicle directed to people at 9:30 in the morning and a knife outside the synagogue in Middleton Road in Crumpsall. The attack coincided with Yom Kippur, the most sacred day in the Jewish calendar, where the synagogue was full of worship.

Another man who was believed to be suspicious was shot by the police and is also thought to have died. Officers, “suspected items” in the body, because the bomb disposal unit wanted to be deployed because they could not confirm their situation immediately, he said. Eyewitnesses reported that the officers reportedly warned about a possible explosive device while securing the region.

While the worshipers gathered for the sacred day were initially kept in the synagogue, security teams worked to secure the environment. The police then confirmed that everyone inside was released safely.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer, shortening his visit to a summit in Denmark, an emergency meeting will begin in response to the incident, he said. He described the attack as “even more terrible, because Yom was in Kippur and announced the presence of additional police in synagogues throughout England.

Speaking to journalists before returning to England, Starmer said, “This morning the attack in Manchester is absolutely shocking and all our thoughts with the impressed. I go back to London. When I come, I will chair an emergency Cobra meeting. I can say that the additional police are being deployed to the synagogues throughout the country and we will do everything to protect our Jewish community.”

The King also made a statement that he and Queen Camilla said that they were “deeply shocked and upset due to the attack in Manchester.