Manchester: A terrorist attack outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester on October 2 has left two men dead and shocked the local Jewish community. The incident occurred on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, when a man drove a car into pedestrians and then stabbed several individuals.

The victims, Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66, were local residents of Crumpsall. Authorities confirmed that the attacker, 35-year-old Jihad Al-Shamie, a British citizen of Syrian descent, was shot and killed by armed police at the scene. Initial fears that he was wearing an explosive device were later found to be unfounded.

The attack has prompted an outpouring of grief and solidarity from the community, with family liaison officers providing support to

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