Manchester synagogue incident a ‘terror’ attack – UK police | 2 Oct 2025 | The attack on a synagogue in Crumpsall, Greater Manchester, is being treated as terrorism, the UK police have confirmed. A man rammed a car into worshippers and subsequently went on a stabbing spree outside a synagogue on Thursday morning, killing at least two people. Three other victims are said to be in serious condition. “Based on what we know, counterterrorism policing has declared this is a terrorist incident,” Laurence Taylor, the national head of counter-terrorism policing has said, according to Sky News. Two arrests have been made and the police believe they have established the attacker’s identity, he added.