UK vows tougher action on antisemitism after Manchester synagogue attack

The UK government has pledged to intensify efforts to combat antisemitism following a deadly attack outside a synagogue in Manchester that left two people dead.

Home Secretary Suella Braverman said that the government would "double efforts" and review all measures aimed at tackling antisemitism, Caliber.Az reports, citing British media.

Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66, were named by British police as the two people killed Thursday outside the Heaton Park Congregation synagogue in northwestern England.

The attack occurred on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, when a man rammed his car into people outside the synagogue and then went on a stabbing spree. Three other people were injured and remain hospitalised.

British authorities have declared the incident an act of terrorism. Counterterrorism police identified the perpetrator as Jihad al-Shamie, 35, a British citizen of Syrian descent.

In a statement, Greater Manchester Police said the families of the victims “had been informed and were being supported by specialist officers.”

Detective Chief Superintendent Lewis Hughes, coordinating the casualty response, said: “My deepest sympathies are with Daulby and Cravitz’s loved ones at this extremely hard time.”

By Aghakazim Guliyev