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Shock and disbelief as Manchester community reels from synagogue attack
Residents in UK's Crumpsall say they are shocked after a car and knife attack near synagogue kills two people.
US government shutdown: federal layoffs ‘likely to be in the thousands’, says White House – live
Karoline Leavitt blames Democrats for looming job losses and says Trump administration expects thousands to be furloughedHere’s what the shutdown means for travel, national parks and housingShare your views on the US government shutdownKaroline Leavitt also spoke on Fox News this morning, where she was asked whether Donald Trump’s threats of cuts were just a negotiating tactic. “Oh, it’s very real,” she replied.“The Democrats should know that they put the White House and the president in this position,” she went on. “And if they don’t want further harm on their constituents back home, then they need to reopen the government. It’s very simple. Pass the clean continuing resolution and all of this goes away.Look, it’s likely going to be in the thousands. And that’s something that the Office of Management and Budget and the entire team at the White House here, again, is unfortunately having to work on today.These discussions and these conversations, these meetings would not be happening if the Democrats had voted to keep the government open. Continue reading...
Synagogue attacker who killed two was a ‘terrorist targeting Jews because they are Jews’, says Starmer – latest updates
Britain must defeat rising antisemitism, says PM, following attack in Manchester on Yom Kippur Full story: two killed and suspect shot deadPolice have shot a suspect after several people were stabbed and a car was driven at members of the public at the Heaton Park Hebrew congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, Greater Manchester Police said.The force posted on X saying police were called to the synagogue, on Middleton Road, Crumpsall, at 9.31am by a member of the public, stating he had witnessed a car being driven towards members of the public and one man had been stabbed.Police said four people have suffered injuries caused by a vehicle and stabbings at a synagogue in Crumpsall, north Manchester.A cordon has been set up after the incident, and a major road had been closed while officers attended. Paramedics are at the scene.Greater Manchester’s mayor, Andy Burnham, said the “immediate danger appears to be over” after reports of a “serious incident”.Burnham has told BBC Radio Manchester that “it is believed” that the attacker is dead. However, he says this “is not confirmed” yet.Sources say it is being treated as a potential terrorist incident. Counter-terrorism police and MI5, the security service covering the UK, have joined the investigation. Greater Manchester police say Operation Plato was declared, meaning the violence was treated as a potential marauding terrorist attack.The attack was branded an “appalling attack on the holiest day of the Jewish year” by the Community Security Trust (CST).CST is working with police and the local Jewish community following a serious incident at a synagogue in north Manchester.This appears to be an appalling attack on the holiest day of the Jewish year. Continue reading...
Starmer promises to increase police presence in Jewish communities after terror attack
PM calls attack in Manchester an act of antisemitism and says country will stand up to hatred behind it Manchester synagogue stabbing – latest updatesKeir Starmer has promised to strengthen police numbers in Jewish communities across the country after Thursday’s terrorist attack outside a synagogue in Manchester.The prime minister called the attack in the Crumpsall area an act of antisemitism and said the country would stand up to the hatred behind it. Continue reading...
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Live Updates: 2 Killed in Attack at British Synagogue on Yom Kippur
The police said a man drove a car into people in front of the synagogue in Manchester, England, and stabbed others. The assailant was shot dead by the police.
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Deadly Car Ramming and Stabbing at U.K. Synagogue Is Declared Terrorist Attack
The police said a man drove a car into people in front of the synagogue in Manchester, England, and stabbed others. The assailant was shot dead by the police.
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