Two Killed In 'Horrific' Terror Attack On Manchester Synagogue

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/68de9582180000365f5d0ea6.jpeg?ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="Emergency service workers at the scene of a stabbing incident at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue, in Crumpsall, Manchester, England, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025." data-caption="Emergency service workers at the scene of a stabbing incident at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue, in Crumpsall, Manchester, England, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025." data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="via Associated Press" />Emergency service workers at the scene of a stabbing incident at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue, in Crumpsall, Manchester, England, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025.</div><div class="content-list-component text"><p>Two people have been killed while another four are seriously injured in hospital  following a “horrific” terror attack on a synagogue in Manchester.</p><p>The attacker – who is yet to be named – was shot dead by armed officers at the scene.</p><p>Police were called after the man drove his car into members of the public outside the Heaton Park synagogue, before attacking people with a knife. </p><p>The terrifying incident took place on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year in the Jewish calendar.</p><p>Two people have also been arrested, and a knife has been pictured near the suspect’s body at the scene.</p><p>A bomb disposal robot was also called in by the police amid fears the attacker had been wearing a suicide vest.</p><p>Prime minister <a href="news/keir-starmer" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Keir Starmer </a>flew back early from a summit of European leaders in Copenhagen to host an emergency meeting of the government’s Cobra committee.</p><p>He confirmed that extra police officers had been deployed to synag