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York leaders speak out after 'appalling' attack on Manchester synagogue
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York Press | News
The fatal incident happened as Jewish people observed the holiest day in their religious calendar – Yom Kippur – on Thursday (October 2).
The attack - which took place outside Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester, this morning - has since been declared a terrorist incident, with two people – and a suspect shot by police – pronounced dead.
“My thoughts are also with the Jewish community here in York, and I stand firmly with them in the midst of this heinous attack.
The York Central MP said: “I am horrified by the appalling attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Manchester on Yom Kippur.
A force spokesperson said: “The horrific attack in Manchester this morning will have understandably caused significant shock and distress in all our communities.