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UK’s Starmer says ‘vile’ Manchester terrorist ‘attacked Jews because they are Jews’
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer makes a statement about a stabbing incident in Manchester, England, after he left the European Political Community summit, at Copenhagen Airport, in Kastrup, Denmark, October 2, 2025. (Suzanne Plunkett/Pool Photo via AP)
The man who attacked a synagogue in Manchester, northern England, was a vile individual who wanted to attack Jews because they are Jews, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says.
“Earlier today, on Yom Kippur, the holiest day for the Jewish community, a vile individual committed a terrorist attack that attacked Jews because they are Jews, and attacked Britain because of our values,” Starmer says.
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