Manchester synagogue attack
| Manchester synagogue attack | |
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The Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation, where the attack occurred, pictured in October 2015 | |
| Location | 53°31′12″N 2°14′55″W / 53.52000°N 2.24861°W Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation, Higher Crumpsall, Manchester, England |
| Date | 2 October 2025 9:31 (BST (UTC+01:00)) |
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| Deaths | 3 (including the attacker) |
| Injured | 3 |
| Assailant | Jihad al-Shamie |
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The Manchester synagogue attack was a terrorist attack that occurred on 2 October 2025, during the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, when a man drove a black Kia Picanto into pedestrians before stabbing worshippers at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation, a synagogue in Higher Crumpsall, a northern suburb of the city of Manchester in North West England.
Three people were killed in the incident, including the attacker and a worshipper who were both shot dead by police. Three other people were injured and treated in hospital; one was hit by the car, one had a stab wound and the third was wounded by police gunfire. The incident was declared a terrorist attack later that day.
The attacker, Jihad al-Shamie, was a 35-year-old British citizen born in Syria who lived nearby in Prestwich.