A day usually reserved for worship and celebration became the “darkest of moments”, as neighbours struggled to come to terms with a “heartbreaking” and “terrible” attack on Britain’s Jewish community.
Two people have died and three are in a serious condition after Jihad al-Shamie launched an attack outside the Heaton Park shul in Greater Manchester on Thursday morning. Police have since declared it a terrorist incident, confirming that al-Shamie was shot dead by firearms officers at the scene.
