The suspected attacker also died after being shot by the police. Three others are reportedly in a serious state after the car and attacked the Heaton Park Synagogue in the North Engine city.
Gruesome attack on Yom Kippur
“Houses of worship are holy places where people can find peace,” said the UN chef António Guterres, in An explanation published by his spokesperson.
“Aim at a synagogue on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, is particularly horrible.”
Video images from outside the building – which is about four miles north of the city center in a neighborhood with a large Jewish community – left the attacker on the ground after he was shot by officers of the police of Greater Manchester.
According to the police, two arrests were made with regard to the incident. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that extra police will be used in Jewish houses of worship throughout the country.
Alarm about rising anti -Semitism
Yom Kippur, also known as the day of reconciliation, is devoted to repentance, reflection and the search for forgiveness. Many worshipers spend a large part of the day in synagogue with special prayers to open and close what is a day of fasting.
The Secretary-General extended his deepest participation of the victims and their families in Manchester and beyond and wished a quick recovery of the wounded.
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Heaton Park Synagogue in Manchester, UK.
‘He is in solidarity with the Jewish community and calls for those responsible for being brought to court‘The statement continued.
‘The Secretary General is deeply concerned about the alarming rise of anti-Semitism worldwide and emphasizes the urgent need to confront hatred and intolerance in all their forms. “
The UN representative who serves as a central point for monitoring anti -Semitism, Ángel Moratinos, A statement issued Underlines that houses of worship must be “where worshipers find comfort and peace, not terror and fear.”
While the senior official worked to improve a system -wide reaction, he repeated his determination “to remain standing and speaking to all anti -Semitism.”
Mr. Moritanos was also appointed as special envoys of the UN to combat Islamophobia in May of this year.
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