Posted on 10/02/2025 10:29:48 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was appalled by the attack and additional police officers would be deployed at synagogues across the U.K. (Scripps News)
On Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, a Manchester synagogue was attacked, prompting heightened security across the UK.
An assailant drove a car into people outside a synagogue Thursday in northern England and then began stabbing them, killing two and seriously wounding four in a terrorist attack on the holiest day of the Jewish year, police said.
Officers shot and killed the suspect, Greater Manchester Police said, though it took authorities some time to confirm he was dead because of concerns he had an explosive.
The Metropolitan Police in London, who lead counter-terrorism policing operations, declared the assault a terrorist attack.
Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor said two other suspects were arrested, though he provided no further information on the arrests. He said police believe they know the identity of the suspect but have not confirmed it.
The attack took place as people gathered at an Orthodox synagogue in suburban neighborhood of Manchester on Yom Kippur, the day of atonement and the most solemn day in the Jewish calendar. Police said the two people killed were Jewish.
Antisemitic incidents in the U.K. have soared following Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel and Israel’s ensuing military campaign in Gaza, according to Community Security Trust, an advocacy group for British Jews that works to eliminate antisemitism.
More than 1,500 incidents were reported in the first half of the year, the second-highest reported since the record set a year earlier.
“This is every rabbi’s or every Jewish person’s worst nightmare,” said Rabbi Jonathan Romain, of Maidenhead Synagogue and head of the Rabbinic Court of Great Britain. “Not only is this a sacred day, the most sacred...
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They knew who they were when they invited them in.
No $hit Sherlock
Don’t buy the Starmtrooper’s bs. He wanted this.
Nothing gets past these constables.
They are very careful to not mention the folks behind the attack, because calling out Muslim terrorists will get you jailed for a hate crime in the UK.
No shiite?
But did they have a terrorism loisence?
Who’s giving odds on the murderer’s first name being Mohammed?
Who’s giving odds on the murderer’s first name being Mohammed?
Yeah he was appalled my ass..this is what happens when you invite vermin into your country, this kind of depravity happens
They will just say “No motive known, moving on”
The irony is the death toll could have been lower if the congregants had been able to use firearms in self-defense.
Did the spokesperson for the UK government have a knife to their throat to admit this?
Well we all know the motive behind the attack was Islamophobia.
People posting Tweets which might cause offense.
So the only answer to this is to round up more native Brits so as to not offend the attackers.
Muslims consider the greatest act of obedience (to Allah) is to kill an infidel. When they say, “Islam is Peace”, they are actually saying “Sharia Law brings Peace.”
More crocodile tears from Starmer. He will assign a few more officers to synagogue protection duty. But only until this latest attack blows over.
Then the cops will go back to harassing native Brits. And the Muslim invasion of the island will continue unabated.
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Abdul called his buddy Keir and OK’d the terminology. Bigger public impact if they actually call it terrorism.
Well, like, Duh!
> The irony is the death toll could have been lower if the congregants had been able to use firearms in self-defense. <
Right. But of course carrying a firearm is illegal in the UK. Even pepper spray is illegal. Instead, the police officially recommend carrying a whistle (not kidding).
How sad and pathetic is that?
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