Manchester Synagogue Attack Kills Two; Vest Fake

On Yom Kippur a man attacked worshippers at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester, ramming a car into the gates and stabbing people outside. Police identified the attacker as 35-year-old Jihad Al‑Shamie, a British citizen of Syrian descent; he killed at least two people and injured several others. Rabbi Daniel Walker, synagogue security staff and parishioners — including Michael Goldstone — barricaded the doors, preventing the assailant from entering and likely limiting further casualties. Armed officers shot the attacker dead within seven minutes of the first emergency call, and what appeared to be an explosive vest was later found to be fake. Greater Manchester Police are treating the incident as a terrorist attack; arrests were made nearby and counter-terror units, with inquiries including MI5, are involved as officials secure the scene and condemn the violence.