Police guard a cordon at the scene of a stabbing incident at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue, in Crumpsall, Manchester, England, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025.

The attack took place outside a synagogue in Manchester. Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the attack “appalling” and “all the more horrific” for taking place on Yom Kippur, Judaism’s holiest day.

(Image credit: Ian Hodgson)