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Manchester Synagogue Terror Attack Sees North Wales Police Escalate Patrols

Two men died and three others were seriously injured when an attacker tried to enter a synagogue during Yom Kippur services, police said the incident is being treated as terrorism.

  • On Thursday, October 2, 2025, 35-year-old Jihad Al-Shamie attempted to ram and stab at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, Crumpsall, and was shot dead by armed police.
  • Soon after 10 a.m., congregations were told to lock doors following a warning from synagogue security guard Vince, as community leaders warned the attack echoed recent assaults on Jewish sites in Europe.
  • Congregation members and synagogue security guards held doors shut and physically resisted the attacker, while Rabbi Daniel Walker said, `There were a lot of us there who tried to stop him from coming in. They were very brave men.`
  • Two worshippers were killed, later named as Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66, and three hospitalised victims remain in serious condition.
  • Prime Minister announced a heightened police presence at synagogues nationwide and three people were arrested on suspicion of planning a terror attack.
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J-Wire broke the news in on Friday, October 3, 2025.
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