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<\/p>\nThe device the suspect was wearing was likely used to create fear, an expert said.<\/p>\n
Greater Manchester police have said the device was \u201cnot viable\u201d.<\/p>\n
Rick Rickard from EODynamics told Sky News: \u201cBased on what\u2019s visible, I can\u2019t say if there\u2019s any enhancements such as fragmentation in it, but the belt has a smaller surface area than would be expected to cause the type of damage a suicide bomber would usually aim to achieve.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fake suicide vests have been used in other incidents, including by the Fishmongers\u2019 Hall terrorist, Usman Khan, who killed two people in November 2019.<\/p>\n
His hoax device used a weightlifting belt, an Xbox controller, a battery charger and cling film. Khan was shot dead on London Bridge.<\/p>\n
Rabbi continued with service after attack<\/p>\n
The rabbi at the synagogue which was attacked in Manchester continued with the Yom Kippur service afterwards, a congregant said.<\/p>\n
Rob Kanter, 45, a university lecturer with a PhD in Jewish Muslim relations who was inside the synagogue at the time of the attack, told The Guardian that after the congregation was evacuated by police, the Rabbi continued with part of the service.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause at the end of the day, because it\u2019s awkward, and it\u2019s difficult, people have got a multitude of emotions going on, but we carried on, and did not [do] the whole service, but we did what we could in the circumstances,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the end of the day, our Rabbi\u2019s role was to try and say, yes, this is a terrible tragedy, but we want to try where possible to remember today as Yom Kippur, and we did as much as we could as a group.\u201d<\/p>\n
Some \u2018accuse government of rewarding terrorism\u2019<\/p>\n
Penny Mordaunt<\/p>\n
LEON NEAL\/GETTY IMAGES<\/p>\n
The government has \u201copened themselves up to accusations that they are rewarding terrorist activities\u201d, Dame Penny Mordaunt said.<\/p>\n
The co-author of a report from the Commission on Antisemitism told Times Radio: \u201cThere are clearly decisions that this government has taken, which have opened themselves up to accusations that they are somehow rewarding terrorist activities. And that may be a view that some people may not hold. But clearly, people who are terrorists are interpreting it in that way.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo I do think there are some things that the government needs to think about with some of its foreign policy that it\u2019s had in recent days.\u201d<\/p>\n
She urged the government to have a \u201czero tolerance policy towards people in the public sector who express particular views that would cause Jewish people to be frightened about using those services that they pay for\u201d.<\/p>\n
Lord Dubs: We should be able to worship without fear![\"Lord](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\/b4b5c190-f771-4fa5-ba79-8f4f80495087.jpg\")
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Lord Dubs<\/p>\n
VICKI COUCHMAN FOR THE TIMES<\/p>\n
Lord Dubs said Sir Keir Starmer had got his statement on the attacks \u201ccompletely right\u201d.<\/p>\n
The Labour peer, who came to the UK on the kindertransport before the Second World War, told Times Radio: \u201cIt\u2019s a terrible thing that people going into a synagogue have to be told what to do if there\u2019s an emergency. We have to get into a better state with all this and I only hope that at the local community level better co-operation across the board will be helpful. There\u2019s no simple answer when there are people hell-bent on murder, hell-bent on terrorism.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cAll children should be able to go to school without fear. All communities should be allowed to worship in whatever way they choose. Without fear, without the threat of attacks.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rabbi\u2019s wife \u2018did not know if he had been hurt\u2019 <\/p>\n
The wife of the rabbi whose synagogue in Manchester was attacked did not know her husband was alive and unharmed until police knocked on her door.<\/p>\n
Esther Walker told The Telegraph that she has heard nothing from her husband, Daniel Walker, since he left their house to walk to his synagogue at about 9am. Orthodox Jews are prohibited from using phones on holy days such as Yom Kippur.<\/p>\n
She said she was \u201cso relieved\u201d but still does not have much information. \u201cI don\u2019t even know if his parents, who were at synagogue with him, are safe,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Esther was born in England but grew up in Israel. She added: \u201cI know what it is to have terrorists running around stabbing people and blowing up buses, so we\u2019re not immune to this. But it\u2019s just awful, awful, wherever it is.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Andy Burnham with the home secretary today as she met local police officers<\/p>\n
PHIL NOBLE\/REUTERS<\/p>\n
Andy Burnham promised that Greater Manchester \u201cwill never stand aside when one of our communities is attacked\u201d.<\/p>\n
The mayor of Greater Manchester condemned \u201coutright\u201d the \u201chorrific antisemitic attack on our Jewish friends and neighbours\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will never let acts designed to cause hatred and division violence in our communities succeed,\u201d he said, urging people to respond by \u201credoubling efforts to stand together in these difficult times\u201d.<\/p>\n
He added that today was \u201can exemplary blue light response\u201d.<\/p>\n
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Shabana Mahmood and Andy Burnham were among officials at the scene today<\/p>\n
PHIL NOBLE\/REUTERS<\/p>\n
Shabana Mahmood said that those who seek to divide us \u201cwill fail\u201d.<\/p>\n
The home secretary spoke after arriving at the scene in Manchester. She said: \u201cWe will do whatever is required to our keep Jewish community safe.\u201d<\/p>\n
She said her prayers were with the victims and thanked the police and emergency services.<\/p>\n
Mahmood acknowledged that there are \u201cmany questions still to be answered\u201d and promised answers will be provided \u201cas quickly as possible\u201d.<\/p>\n
She concluded: \u201cTo those who seek to divide us: they will fail.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mahmood met police officers at the scene alongside the mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham.<\/p>\n
Emma Barnett: Attacker killed my people <\/p>\n
I write this knowing not who did it. There is a freedom in that. To be liberated from the blame game for as long as it lasts; from the narrative of speculation as to why a man in my home city of Manchester woke up this morning, armed himself, and decided to go and kill a load of Jews on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar.<\/p>\n
What I do know is this: he went to kill my people; my community; at my old shul. No equivocation. No doubt. Jews were the target and this was planned for the day when as many of them as possible were packed inside a shul praying for their sins. But we will get to that.<\/p>\n
\u2022 My stomach churned as I saw the news: it was my old Shul in my home city<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Badenoch: Too much focus on Israel leads to attacks<\/p>\n Kemi Badenoch said a disproportionate focus on Israel is behind an increase in antisemitic attacks.<\/p>\n The Conservative leader told the PA news agency: \u201cI do think that there are foreign conflicts all around the world. We don\u2019t hear about them. There are Christians being killed in Nigeria. There are terrible atrocities taking place in countries like Sudan, Syria, Afghanistan, and many people do not comment on those. They are particularly focused on Israel.<\/p>\n \u201cI think that that\u2019s one of the reasons why we\u2019ve seen attacks like this increase all around the world.\u201d \u201cWe do need to dial down the rhetoric,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n Gaza protests set to hit UK rail network Israeli military personnel board on the flotilla\u2019s vessels on Thursday<\/p>\n LOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA\/AP<\/p>\n Protesters could block trains across the country in protest against Israel detaining activists on the Gaza aid flotilla.<\/p>\n Several protests have been organised at railway stations across the UK for later this evening, according to the British Transport Police.<\/p>\n The group is said to be asking activists to \u201cblock the tracks\u201d.<\/p>\n Assistant Chief Constable Sean O\u2019Callaghan urged protesters to \u201cthink again\u201d, reminding them that the railway is \u201can incredibly dangerous environment\u201d.<\/p>\n It comes after Israeli naval forces intercepted and boarded a flotilla carrying activists, including Greta Thunberg, which was attempting to break a blockade and deliver aid to Gaza.<\/p>\n Extra security at north London synagogue<\/p>\n There was police and extra security at St John\u2019s Wood synagogue in north London following the terror attack in Manchester today.<\/p>\n While there are normally a few private security officers at the synagogue on Grove End Road, especially since the October 7 attacks in Israel in 2023, there were about six private security officers and two police officers outside the synagogue on Thursday night.<\/p>\n Police chiefs and ministers have promised extra security for Jewish places of worship since the attack at Heaton Park synagogue in Manchester which killed two people. The attacker was also shot dead.<\/p>\n Netanyahu condemns \u2018barbaric terror attack\u2019 Binyamin Netanyahu<\/p>\n EPA\/ABIR SULTAN<\/p>\n The Israeli prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, says his country \u201cgrieves with the Jewish community in the UK\u201d after this morning\u2019s \u201cbarbaric terror attack\u201d in Manchester.<\/p>\n \u201cOur hearts are with the families of the murdered, and we pray for the swift recovery of the wounded,\u201d he said on X.<\/p>\n \u201cAs I warned at the UN: weakness in the face of terrorism only brings more terrorism. Only strength and unity can defeat it.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2018Jewish people belong in Britain\u2019 The prime minister speaking in Downing Street this evening<\/p>\n AP<\/p>\n The prime minister promised Jewish people that the country will \u201ccome together to wrap our arms around your community\u201d.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cYou will see the other Britain of compassion, decency and love. This Britain will come together to wrap our arms around your community and show you that Britain is a place where you and your family are safe, secure and belong.\u201d<\/p>\n Earlier in his statement, Starmer spoke of how many Jewish families had come to Britain \u201cas a place of refuge, fleeing the greatest evil ever inflicted on a people and Britain welcomed them\u201d.<\/p>\n This country also provided the \u201csecurity that comes from a promise that this is a country that stands up to hatred and that we don\u2019t just provide refuge, we provide a home\u201d.<\/p>\n Starmer: I\u2019ll do everything I can to protect Jewish people<\/p>\n Sir Keir Starmer vowed to do everything in his power to guarantee Jewish people the \u201csecurity you deserve\u201d.<\/p>\n He offered his condolences to the families and victims \u201con behalf of the nation\u201d.<\/p>\n The prime minister added: \u201cI know how much fear you will be holding inside of you. I express my solidarity but also my sadness that you still have to live with these fears. Nobody should have to do that.<\/p>\n \u201cI promise to do everything in my power to guarantee you the security you deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n He said that would start with a more visible police presence in Jewish communities.<\/p>\n Starmer: Antisemitic hatred is rising in the UK <\/p>\n Antisemtic hatred is \u201crising once again\u201d, the prime minister said from Downing Street.<\/p>\n He said in Britain \u201ceven schools\u201d require round the clock protection because of \u201cthe daily threat of antisemitic hatred and today shows why\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cWhile this is not a new hate, this is something Jews have always lived with, we must be clear it is a hatred that is rising once again,\u201d Starmer said.<\/p>\n Britain \u201cmust defeat it once again\u201d, he added.<\/p>\n PM: Vile terrorists have attacked Britain<\/p>\n Sir Keir Starmer has said a \u201cvile individual committed a terrorist attack that attacked Jews because they are Jews and attacked Britain because of our values\u201d.<\/p>\n UK must tackle antisemitism, Israel warns<\/p>\n Gideon Sa\u2019ar, the Israeli foreign minister, has called on the Starmer government to \u201ccurb this toxic wave of antisemitism\u201d in the UK.<\/p>\n He said he was \u201cappalled\u201d by the \u201cmurderous attack\u201d in Manchester which killed two people at Heaton Park synagogue.<\/p>\n Gideon Sa\u2019ar<\/p>\n ANDREJ CUKIC\/ANDREJ CUKIC<\/p>\n \u201cI stand with the wonderful Jewish community of Britain, which is currently suffering from a horrific wave of antisemitism,\u201d he said. \u201cThe truth must be told: blatant and rampant antisemitic and anti-Israeli incitement, as well as calls of support for terror, have recently become a widespread phenomenon in the streets of London, in cities across Britain, and on its campuses.<\/p>\n \u201cThe authorities in Britain have failed to take the necessary action to curb this toxic wave of antisemitism and have effectively allowed it to persist.<\/p>\n \u201cWe expect more than words from the Starmer government. We expect and demand a change of course, effective action, and enforcement against the rampant antisemitic and anti-Israeli incitement in Britain.\u201d<\/p>\n Police: Device was not viable<\/p>\n Greater Manchester police have said: \u201cWe can now confirm that the device the suspect was wearing was <\/b>not viable.\u201d<\/p>\n The forced added that \u201cmajor incident status remains\u201d.<\/p>\n Starmer must \u2018tone down\u2019 Israel language <\/p>\n A leading member of the Jewish community in Manchester has accused Sir Keir Starmer of making Israel \u201csomewhat of a pariah state\u201d through the government\u2019s policy on Gaza.<\/p>\n Nigel Tobias, a board member of the Jewish Representative Council in Manchester, urged the prime minister to \u201ctone down\u201d the government\u2019s condemnation of Israel because Jewish people are being targeted owing to the situation in the Middle East.<\/p>\n He told Times Radio: \u201cWhat I would say is that I think the prime minister has made Israel somewhat of a pariah state. Many, many Jews are now conflated with what\u2019s going on there, and the term Zionist, which many Jews are, has become a pariah term. <\/p>\n \u201cAnd I think that conversation, that discourse, needs to be toned down, and I think the government has a responsibility to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n SAS helicopter lands next to synagogue<\/p>\n SAS helicopters called to Manchester synagogue attack<\/p>\n An SAS \u201cBlue Thunder\u201d helicopter was seen landing in a field close to the scene of the attack this afternoon.<\/p>\n The helicopter landed behind the synagogue. A group of operatives thought to be with the SAS were seen leaving the helicopter. <\/p>\n They were believed to be supporting counter-terror police with their investigation.<\/p>\n Home secretary in Manchester<\/p>\n The home secretary Shabana Mahmood travelled to Greater Manchester Police headquarters on Thursday afternoon for an operational update and to show her support to officers.<\/p>\n She also spoke with the mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, as well as with Jewish community leaders, including Marc Levy of the Jewish Leadership Council and Mark Gardner, CST chief executive, to offer support.<\/p>\n Mahmood joined the Cobra meeting led by Sir Keir Starmer remotely from Greater Manchester, it is understood.<\/p>\n The Home Office is expected to give a statement outside the synagogue at 5:30pm.<\/p>\n Kemi Badenoch: UK must look inwards after attack<\/p>\n Today\u2019s attack raises questions about the state of the UK that must be urgently answered, Kemi Badenoch has said.<\/p>\n The Conservative leader said the murders in Manchester \u201cshock us all\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cOn Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, Jews take time for introspection,\u201d she added. \u201cTo ask themselves \u2014 where have we gone wrong in the past, and what do we need to do to be better in the future. These are questions we urgently need to ask ourselves as a nation. <\/p>\n \u201cToday\u2019s murders raise new questions. And they will require new answers.\u201d<\/p>\n Councillors rally for Jewish community<\/p>\n In a joint statement, Crumpsall local councillors Nasrin Ali, Jawad Amin and Fiaz Riasat said they \u201cstood against hatred\u201d following the synagogue attack.<\/p>\n \u201cToday, Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, should have been a special time for our Jewish communities \u2014 a time of reflection, atonement and peace,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n \u201cInstead, Crumpsall has been shocked by the horrifying and senseless attack on a place of worship \u2013 an act that we condemn in the strongest possible terms.<\/p>\n \u201cWe will always stand against hatred and we offer our Jewish friends solidarity and our full support at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n Armed police at scene of attack<\/p>\n A large police and ambulance presence gathered at the scene this morning. <\/p>\n Children were wrapped in foil blankets and families huddled near the synagogue.<\/p>\n The suspect was shot within seven minutes of the first police call-out.<\/p>\n The Greater Manchester Police chief said worshippers helped to stop the attacker from getting inside the synagogue, alongside security staff.<\/p>\n Sir Stephen Watson said \u201cthere were a large number of worshippers attending the synagogue at the time of this attack but thanks to the immediate bravery of security staff and the worshippers inside as well as the fast response of the police, the attacker was prevented from gaining access.\u201d<\/p>\n Suspect \u2018shot within 7 minutes of first call\u2019<\/p>\n Sir Stephen Watson, speaking from Crumpsall, said the suspect was \u201cfatally shot by officers within seven minutes of the original call\u201d.<\/p>\n The suspect was \u201cwearing a vest that had the appearance of an explosive device\u201d.<\/p>\n Police said that they have not been able to fully confirm the identity of the suspect yet.<\/p>\n Greater Manchester Police have said during a press conference this afternoon that four people are in hospital with serious injuries.<\/p>\n The car was \u201cdriven directly at members of the public\u201d, before the driver attacked people with a knife.<\/p>\n The two people killed this morning were members of the Jewish community, Chief Constable Sir Stephen Watson confirmed.<\/p>\n Starmer arrives at Cobra meeting<\/p>\n The prime minister has arrived at Downing Street for a Cobra meeting.<\/p>\n He has flown back from an EU meeting in Copenhagen to attend. <\/p>\n Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor, the head of counter-terrorism policing, will also attend. He spoke earlier at the press conference, confirming the attack was a terrorism incident.<\/p>\n Met police commissioner Sir Mark Rowley and deputy prime minister David Lammy are among the other attendees.<\/p>\n RASID NECATI ASLIM\/ANADOLU VIA GETTY IMAGES<\/p>\n Worshippers were praying during attack<\/p>\n A prayer service was taking place when the terror attack unfolded, according to the Heaton Park Synagogue\u2019s website schedule.<\/p>\n Counter-terror police said at a press conference that they could not reveal the suspect\u2019s identity because of \u201csafety reasons at the scene\u201d.<\/p>\n Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor, the national head of counter-terrorism policing, added: \u201cWe will ensure every piece of intelligence and line of inquiry is interrogated.\u201d<\/p>\n Extra resources will be deployed to synagogues around the country and police asked people to report anything of concern in their communities.<\/p>\n Photos of \u2018suspicious package\u2019<\/p>\n Earlier video appeared to show the suspect wearing what police described as a \u201csuspicious package\u201d around his waist.<\/p>\n Images taken near the scene appear to show the package on the ground, with a belt attached and a knife nearby.<\/p>\n The knife and belt were pictured beside what is thought to be the body of the suspect<\/p>\n Police declare terrorist attack<\/p>\n Counter-terrorism police are giving updates at a press conference following the attack earlier today.<\/p>\n Officers said they believe they know the identity of the suspect and have made two further arrests.<\/p>\n They declared it a terrorism incident. <\/p>\n Man pictured being apprehended by police One of the two men arrested in connection with the attack has been photographed being apprehended by police.<\/p>\n A resident in White House Avenue who took the photo at 11:48am said they had been advised by counter terror police to stay inside their home while they carried out searches.<\/p>\n They said the two men had been renting a property on the street.<\/p>\n As worshippers gathered inside the Heaton Park synagogue in Manchester on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, Chava Lewin, a religious Jew who lives next door, heard a loud banging sound.<\/p>\n \u201cI thought it might be a firework. My husband went outside and then ran back inside and said, \u2018There\u2019s been a terrorist attack,\u2019\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cI spoke to someone who said she was driving and saw a car driving erratically, and it crashed into the gates (of the synagogue).<\/p>\n \u2022 Read in full: <\/b>What happened in Manchester? How synagogue stabbing attack unfolded<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n \u2018This is the culmination of two years of unchecked Jew hatred\u2019<\/p>\n Raphi Bloom, board member of the Jewish representative council of Greater Manchester, said Jewish people had faced a \u201ctsunami of hate\u201d since the October 7 attacks in Israel.<\/p>\n Bloom, who is also a member of the Heaton Park synagogue, said he knew many of the people at the Yom Kippur service.<\/p>\n \u201cFor me, it\u2019s incredibly personal. I was there last night praying. People that I know, friends of mine were inside,\u201d he told Times Radio.<\/p>\n \u201cThe rabbi is a good friend of mine and it\u2019s a shocking day, but sadly a day that we all knew would come to pass. This is the culmination of two years of unchecked Jew hatred, targeting the Jewish, UK Jewish community for a war that\u2019s going on two and a half thousands miles away.\u201d<\/p>\n Bishop\u2019s plea over rhetoric The Right Rev David Walker<\/p>\n JOEL GOODMAN\/LNP<\/p>\n The Bishop of Manchester, the Right Rev David Walker, said it was important not to allow rhetoric \u201cget ahead of our humanity\u201d as he responded to the attack at a synagogue in his diocese.<\/p>\n Speaking on BBC Radio 4\u2019s World At One, he said: \u201cIt\u2019s really important that we recognise the power of our words, and that we don\u2019t allow our rhetoric to get ahead of our humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n He said that he hopes the attack on the synagogue will \u201ccause us all to take careful stock of who we are and what we are and what sort of society we want to be, and that short-term political gain is no excuse for long-term damage to the fabric of our communities\u201d. <\/p>\n Officers break into suspect\u2019s car \u2018as precaution\u2019<\/p>\n Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said local residents would have heard a \u201cloud noise\u201d as specialist officers gained entry to the suspect\u2019s car \u201cas a precaution\u201d.<\/p>\n Police, who confirmed the suspect was shot dead by officers at the scene, said there was no further risk to the public following the attack on the synagogue which killed two victims.<\/p>\n \u201cPeople are urged to avoid the area and speak to our officers if they have any concerns. We have officers deployed across key sites in the local area,\u201d it said. \u201cWe can confirm three people have died, including the offender, who was shot dead by GMP firearms officers.\u201d<\/p>\n Attack was \u2018tragically foreseeable\u2019<\/p>\n Alex Hearn from Labour Against Antisemitism said: \u201cThis deadly attack was tragically foreseeable. For too long, incitement against Jews has been allowed to flourish under successive governments without adequate consequences.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have watched this hate take root in institutions from universities to unions. The normalisation of dehumanising Jews has become so pervasive that some may seek to blame Jews even for this vicious attack against them.<\/p>\n \u201cThe right to worship safely is a cornerstone of democracy, and it should not be life-threatening to exercise this fundamental human right. This attack on British Jews is also an attack on our democracy and must serve as a wake-up call to the government and society at large.\u201d<\/p>\n Extra police arrive at synagogues Officers at the Reading Hebrew Congregation<\/p>\n ANDREW MATTHEWS\/PA<\/p>\n And outside Central Synagogue in Westminster<\/p>\n TAYFUN SALCI<\/p>\n Greater Manchester Police have confirmed that the suspect in the Manchester synagogue attack is dead after being shot by armed officers.<\/p>\n
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Antisemitism in UK \u2018needs dedicated response\u2019<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\/a7c96bc0-4f0b-4dd0-a4e1-6bd032dbd730.jpg\")
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Reach out to Jewish people, says mayor<\/p>\n![\"Police](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\/fac09383-6d99-4be4-8070-9694670a3f84.jpg\")
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