Man Jailed 10 Months for Leeds Synagogue Bomb Hoax After Manchester Attack

Markel Ible, 32, was sentenced to 10 months in jail for making a bomb hoax call to the Sinai Synagogue in Leeds just four days after a deadly terror attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Synagogue in Manchester. He claimed to have left a bomb set to explode the following day, intending to sow panic and fear within the Jewish community already traumatized by the events in Manchester where two worshippers were killed and others injured. The Crown Prosecution Service highlighted the timing of Ible's actions as particularly disturbing given the recent attack, emphasizing the seriousness with which the case was treated. Ible pleaded guilty shortly after being charged, and the swift prosecution was praised by officials and Jewish community leaders. The Community Security Trust condemned the hoax call as cruel and calculated, designed to cause distress during an already vulnerable time. The case underscores ongoing concerns about targeted threats against places of worship following terror incidents.