Two victims were killed in a terror attack at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Crumpsall. "An attack on a place of worship is an attack on every one of us, and it must be condemned unequivocally. "We are gravely concerned by the rising pattern of attacks on places of worship; whether synagogues, mosques, churches, or temples. The Church of Scotland described the attack as "abhorrent" and offered the community its prayers. “We recognise the profound anxiety and vulnerability this act will bring not only to the Jewish community in Manchester, but to Jewish people across the United Kingdom and beyond.