Yom Kippur Attack Outside Manchester Synagogue Leaves Two Dead

This morning, October 2, worshippers gathered for Yom Kippur services at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation in Crumpsall, Manchester. A man drove a car into people near the entrance, got out, and began stabbing. Armed officers arrived within minutes and shot the attacker. Police later carried out a controlled explosion to get into his vehicle as a precaution.

When the carnage ended, two people were killed . Three others were seriously wounded. The suspect died at the scene.

The Significance of Yom Kippur

This hit on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism, when synagogues are packed from morning till night with people praying and fasting. The attacker chose the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation in Crumpsall while worshippers were inside, turning a day of repentance into a crime