Tag: Crumpsall
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Manchester Synagogue Attack: Attacker Pledged Allegiance to ISIS While Carrying Out Dramatics
Overview of the Manchester synagogue attack A deadly attack outside a Manchester synagogue on Yom Kippur has prompted renewed scrutiny of security and counter‑terrorism efforts in the United Kingdom. The assailant, identified by police as Jihad Al-Shamie, a 35-year-old British citizen of Syrian descent, was fatally shot by armed police at the scene. The incident…
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Manchester Attack: Police Shot Victim During Intervention
What happened in Manchester An attack on a Manchester synagogue occurred on Yom Kippur, a day of major religious observance for the Jewish community. Authorities say a vehicle was driven into pedestrians outside the Heaton Park synagogue, before the assailant disembarked and attacked worshippers with a knife. The assailant, identified as Jihad Al-Shamie, a 35-year-old…
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Manchester Synagogue Attack Leaves Two Dead and Dozens Injured
What happened at the Manchester synagogue A violent incident occurred at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester, on the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. According to police, a vehicle rammed into a group of people outside the building, with a man then reported to have sustained injuries from a knife attack. Shots…
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Four injured in attack outside Manchester synagogue
What happened outside the Heaton Park synagogue in Manchester Early on the day of Yom Kippur, a violent incident occurred outside the synagogue in Heaton Park, Crumpsall, Manchester. Police said they were called around 9:30 a.m. local time (10:30 a.m. in Switzerland) after a witness reported a car driving into pedestrians and a man being…