Manchester synagogue stabbing: What we know

Two people were killed and three were injured by a man wielding a knife outside a synagogue in Manchester, England, during the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur.

The attack was categorized by authorities as a “marauding terror attack” and came as emotions run high surrounding the Israel-Hamas war. The suspect was shot and is believed to be dead.

Here’s everything to know about the stabbing:

A member of the public is helped from the scene of a stabbing incident at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue, in Crumpsall, Manchester, England, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP) What happened?

A man drove his car into a crowd gathered outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue on Thursday. After exiting the car, the man stabbed a security

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