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An attack on a synagogue in Manchester has left Britain on edge

By Lauren Frayer,

Scott Detrow

Published October 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM EDT

A car-ramming and knife attack has killed two people at a synagogue in northern England. Police are calling it terrorism, amid a spike in antisemitism, days before the Oct. 7th anniversary.

Lauren Frayer

Lauren Frayer covers India for NPR News. In June 2018, she opened a new NPR bureau in India's biggest city, its financial center, and the heart of Bollywood—Mumbai.

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Scott Detrow

Scott Detrow is a White House correspondent for NPR and co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast.

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