The police stated that the attacker's name was not on the list of Prevent program, supporting the combating terrorism in Great Britain.
Attack on the synagogue in Manchester
On Thursday morning the police received a notification about a car that was heading towards passers -by before the synagogue Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation in the Crumpsall district, in the northern part of the city. On -site officers confirmed that the car entered people gathered in front of the temple. It also turned out that one man was pushed with a knife.
As a result of the attack, three people were killed – including the attacker who was shot by a policeman. Three men were injured: one was stabbed, the other was hit by a car, and the third reported to the hospital with injuries that could arise at the time of attempt to stop the attacker by officers.
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The police reported that He is currently working on the formal identification of victims and determining the motives of the attack. Until now, the services in connection with the attack have detained two men and a woman. All three are suspected of making, preparing and inciting terrorist acts.
The two largest organizations of the Jewish community in Great Britain issued a joint message. Board of British Jews and the Jewish Leadership Council stated that they were “devastated” by the loss of two members of their community, which occurred during the assassination in Manchester. “In the times of growing anti -Semitism in Great Britain, we were afraid of this attack,” said representatives of the organization.
According to BBC and Sky News, the Prime Minister of Great Britain Keir Starmer went to one of London's synagoge in the evening with his wife, who is a Jewish woman.
It happened just after the head of government issued a statement in which he condemned the “hideous” attack on the synagogue. The politician said that this is not a new hatred, but something that “is reborn once again” and what Great Britain must “defeat once again”.
The head of government also sent a message directly to British Jews, announcing that “he will do everything in his power to guarantee them the safety they deserve.”
According to the data of the Ministry of the Interior (Home Office), the number of crimes motivated by hatred towards Jews in England and Wales has doubled over the past year.
The police recorded 3282 such crimes in the period from March 2023 to March 2024, compared to 1543 crimes recorded in the same period between 2022 and 2023. The Ministry stated that crimes against Jews constituted one third of all religious hate crimes recorded by the police.
According to government statistics, although in the last year there were more hate crimes against Muslims, Jews were more often victims.
At 10,000 People in the population have been recorded 121 crimes against the background of religious hatred directed against Jews – this is the highest indicator among all religious groups – and 10 crimes per 10,000. against Muslims.
The British ministry stated that the number of religious crimes directed against Jews and Muslims increased since October 2023, when Israel's conflict with Hamas began in the Gaza Strip.
The attack in Manchester took place in Jom Kipur – the Holy Day in the Jewish religious calendar. On this day, a large number of Jews attend synagogues and fasting. The attack occurred when the morning prayer service lasted in the synagogue.
In connection with the assassination in Manchester, the British government decided to increase the protection of the synagogues throughout Great Britain.
