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Revision as of 11:05, 2 October 2025
2025 car ramming and stabbing in England
On the morning of 2 October 2025, a car was driven into pedestrians at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester, England, before an individual exited the vehicle and stabbed pedestrians. A man believed to be the offender was shot by police.
Incident
Police first received calls about the incident at 10:31 BST (UTC+01:00), which stated that a car had been driven into pedestrians at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue and that someone had been stabbed. Worshippers had been gathered for a Yom Kippur service.[1]
Authorised Firearms Officers were deployed at 10:34, Greater Manchester Police declared a major incident at 10:37 and the police shot a man, believed to be the offender, a minute later. Four pedestrians were injured, with stabbing wounds and injuries after a vehicle-ramming attack being reported.[1]
Response
Domestic
Police presence was increased at every synagogue in the Greater Manchester area in the immediate aftermath of the attack.[2]
Greater Manchester Police declared Operation Plato, indicating the incident is being treated as a potential anti-semitic terrorist attack.[3]
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is returning early from a a European Political Community leaders’ meeting in Copenhagen to chair a Cobra emergency meeting.[3]
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