Members of the local Jewish community stand in the street outside Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, north Manchester, on October 2, 2025, following an attack at the synagogue.
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Suspected members of Hamas have been arrested in Berlin. But in the UK, two people are dead following a bloody attack by a suspected terrorist.
The killing of two people at a Manchester synagogue this morning is a bloody reminder of Europe’s antisemitism problem.
Three others are in serious condition following the car and knife attack, which took place on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.
The suspected terrorist behind the attack was wearing what could have been a suicide belt, and is believed to have been shot dead by police at the scene.
Two other men are also reported to have been arrested.
This is the man who carried out the terrorist attack against a synagogue in Manchester pic.twitter.com/a20gJT8iuj
According to the Telegraph, ministers have been “bracing” for such an attack due to the rise of antisemitism triggered largely by Israel’s war against Hamas. Already at the beginning of this year, a survey of more than 4,000 Jews living in Britain revealed that half have considered leaving the country thanks to antisemitism.
Following today’s attack, a Jewish man at the scene told journalists that “there is no place for Jews in Britain anymore. It’s over.”
Security has been upped at synagogues and Jewish schools across the country as a result.
In Germany, too, three suspected members of the Hamas terror group were arrested on Tuesday, September 30th for allegedly planning attacks on Israeli and Jewish institutions. Reports say the three men—two German citizens and one Lebanese-born—are suspected of having procured firearms and ammunition since the summer.
AfD co-leader Alice Weidel said the subsequent CDU calls for the withdrawal of passports for dual nationals was “pure hypocrisy,” adding that the party “seamlessly continues the sellout of German citizenship by the traffic light coalition.”
Nach Festnahme von drei Terrorverdächtigen fordert die CDU nun lärmend Passentzug für Doppelstaatler. Pure Heuchelei: Die CDU setzt die Verramschung der deutschen Staatsbürgerschaft durch die Ampel nahtlos fort. Für einen echten Politikwechsel: AfD! https://t.co/oqSHDHlFsC
We will be reporting further on the Manchester attack once more details have been confirmed.
Michael Curzon is a news writer for europeanconservative.com based in England’s Midlands. He is also Editor of Bournbrook Magazine, which he founded in 2019, and previously wrote for London’s Express Online. His Twitter handle is @MichaelCurzon_.
