62 m. ago Manchester synagogue security 'confronted suspicious man before attack' as 6 arrested

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62 m. ago Manchester synagogue attack police make three more arrests as six held in total

One man and two women, aged between 18 and mid-40s, have been arrested following the Manchester synagogue attack, bringing the number of people held to six

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63 m. ago Three more terror arrests made following Manchester synagogue attack

One man and two women have been arrested

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65 m. ago Manchester's Jewish community feels let down by Britain after deadly synagogue attack

Hundreds of mourners gathered in wind and rain for a vigil that combined grief and defiance in the remembrance of two men who were killed when a knife-wielding assailant attacked their synagogue in the English city of Manchester

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83 m. ago 'Stop fanning flames of hatred', urge Jewish Scotland leaders after Manchester synagogue attack

Political and community leaders across Scotland must act urgently to “stop fanning the flames of hatred”, Jewish council chiefs have said in the wake of the Manchester synagogue attack.

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97 m. ago Organisers defy pressure to call off Palestine Action rally as Starmer urges protesters to ‘respect the grief of British Jews’

Around 1,500 people are expected to defy Palestine Action’s terror ban in a rally on Saturday despite pleas to call it off

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1 hour ago Family of Manchester attack victim Melvin Cravitz remember the synagogue security guard as 'kind and caring' in touching tribute

Mr Cravitz, 66, from Crumpsall was acting as the security guard at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation when Jihad al-Shamie carried out the deadly attack on Thursday.

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2 h. ago 'Hero' died 'while saving others' during Manchester synagogue terror attack

Adrian Daulby was accidentally shot by armed police officers while barricading the doors of the building

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2 h. ago Two victims of Manchester synagogue terror attack were shot by police as they hid from killer

A watchdog has launched an investigation into the police shooting as it emerged terrorist Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, was on bail for rape

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2 h. ago Family of synagogue security guard killed in attack pay tribute to 'devoted' family man

Melvin Cravitz was outside Heaton Park synagogue and stopped the attacker from entering

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3 h. ago Every speaker at the vigil held for the victims of the Crumpsall synagogue attack

Politicians and faith leaders gathered outside the synagogue on Middleton Road

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3 h. ago ‘They won’t divide us’: Manchester community comes together to mourn victims of synagogue terror attack

Neighbours told The Independent they would come together to honour the memories of two ‘special’ men killed in the tragic incident

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3 h. ago Manchester synagogue terrorist was on bail for alleged rape at the time of his rampage and was 'struggling with debt' after 'splitting up with his wife and young son'

The terrorist responsible for the Manchester synagogue attack was reportedly out on bail for alleged rape when he carried out the massacre - and 'struggling with debt following a marital split'.

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3 h. ago 'Not a time to stoke tension': PM issues warning over Palestine protest in wake of Manchester terror attack

It comes after Met chief Sir Mark Rowley demanded a pro-Palestine protest planned for Saturday in central London be cancelled

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3 h. ago Manchester synagogue terrorist on bail for rape at the time of his rampage

Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66, died after Jihad Al-Shamie drove into a group of people outside Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue before stabbing a man

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3 h. ago Armed police who shot synagogue terror victims, killing one and injuring another, could face criminal charges

Armed police may face criminal charges after two innocent bystanders were shot in Thursday's synagogue attack. The family of Adrian Daulby, who was fatally shot, described him as a hero.

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3 h. ago Ella Baron on the aftermath of the Manchester synagogue attack – cartoon

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4 h. ago Manchester attack latest: Adrian Daulby’s family pay tribute to victim ‘whose final act was to save others’

Adrian Daulby helped stop Jihad Al-Shamie from entering the synagogue during the attack

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4 h. ago Family of Adrian Daulby pay tribute to 'hero' who helped barricade synagogue doors

The 53-year-old's family have paid a moving tribute to him following the Crumpsall synagogue attack

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4 h. ago In a time of hate and rancour, two Jews sought to pray – and were killed. Let Manchester be a turning point | Jonathan Freedland

This was a horror but amid rising antisemitism, no one can say it was a surprise. There are lessons to learn, and that must start nowIt was the Jewish New Year last week, when the traditional greeting is shana tova: a good year. This time around, you’d often hear it in adapted form, as Jews wished each other something more modest: “A better year.” As if, given the times we live in, “good” would be too much to ask for; as if we ought to scale down expectations. It turns out we didn’t scale them down enough.I was in synagogue when word spread of the murderous attack at Heaton Park in north Manchester that left two people dead, along with the killer. Yom Kippur is rightly described as the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, but it is also a moment of vulnerability. Those who follow tradition, and that includes plenty who wouldn’t describe themselves as believers in God, do not eat or drink for 25 hours; many switch off their phones, and don’t watch TV or listen to the radio; they engag...

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