Manchester Synagogue Attack Prompts UK Security Boost

Four people were injured outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, north Manchester, on Yom Kippur after a car was driven into members of the public and a man was stabbed. Greater Manchester Police said firearms officers fired and a man believed to be the offender was shot; officers declared 'Plato', the national code for a marauding terror attack, though that does not automatically confer a terrorist designation. Prime Minister Keir Starmer cut short a trip to Copenhagen to return to London, will chair an emergency COBRA meeting, described the incident as appalling, and announced additional police assets are being deployed to synagogues across the UK. Police forces, the Community Security Trust, the Israeli embassy and local leaders including London Mayor Sadiq Khan said patrols would be stepped up and worked to reassure worshippers. The attack on the holiest day in the Jewish calendar has intensified fears within the Jewish community and prompted cross‑party condemnation.