A terrorist rammed a vehicle into people at a synagogue in the United Kingdom, jumped out and started stabbing people, and shortly later was shot and killed by police.
The suspect in the attack outside the Manchester Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, not yet identified, reportedly was wearing a suspected suicide belt.
Police there said the attack on Yom Kippur, a holy day in the Jewish calendar, left multiple victims hospitalized in serious condition.
Some agencies were reporting at least two victims had died.
The suspect was confirmed dead, a process that was delayed by “suspicious items on his person,” which gave the appearance of a bomb belt.
Rabbi Daniel Walker had barricaded worshippers inside the building after the suspect crashed into the gate and began stabbing “anyone and everyone,” described the Daily Mail.
“One witness described him moving from victim to victim in a ‘robotic’ manner ‘like he had a job to do’ – targeting ‘anyone’ wearing a kippah,” the report said.
Video shared on social media appeared to show armed police officers pointing guns at a man on the ground as one screamed to onlookers: “Everybody else, get back. If you’re not involved, move back, get away… he has a bomb, go away.”
A suspected terrorist who killed two people at a Manchester synagogue has been pictured wearing what appears to be a bullet proof vest and a possible bomb.
The man, who is believed to have been shot dead by police moments after launching the attack, pic.twitter.com/mPQZNhKCEm
— Boyne News (@BoyneNews) October 2, 2025
Aerial footage shows the aftermath of an attack at a synagogue in Manchester on the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur.
Two people have been killed – and a suspect shot dead by police.https://t.co/KIzWO3Qof8 pic.twitter.com/Pr1n6qGejE
— Sky News (@SkyNews) October 2, 2025
The synagogue attack is a terror incident, police confirm.
There are 2 victims killed and 3 more in serious condition.
Attacker is dead. Two more arrests made.
— Kate Ferguson (@kateferguson4) October 2, 2025
Some online videos showed the suspect starting to get up, but falling back after another shot. And they showed a victim on the street in a poll of blood.
Police sources told the Mail it was “too early” to determine the attacker’s motivation.
Police stated that they were “called to the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, on Middleton Road, Crumpsall, at 9.31am by a member of the public, stating he had witnessed a car being driven towards members of the public and one man had been stabbed.”
Police explained a man “believed to be the offender,” was shot.
The attack was just the latest a long list of attacks of houses of worship around the world in recent months. In America, multiple Christian facilities have been targeted by violent extremists.
