The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterrez has condemned the October 2rd deadly terrorist attack on a synagogue in Manchester, United Kingdom.
According to the statement released by the Spokesman, Stéphane Dujarric, the Chief in his reaction said the houses of worship are sacred places where people can go to find peace.
He added, “Targeting a synagogue on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, is particularly heinous”.
The Secretary-General extended his deepest condolences to the victims and their families and wished swift recovery to the injured while stands in solidarity with the Jewish community and called for those responsible to be brought to justice.
Guterrez who is deeply concerned by the alarming rise of antisemitism worldwide stressed the urgent need to confront hatred and intolerance in all their forms.
It was reported that officers were called after a car was driven at pedestrians and a person was stabbed in a suspected terror attack on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar.
Greater Manchester Police confirmed two people had been killed with three others in a serious condition following the attack outside Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, on Middleton Road in Crumpsall.
Authorities identified the attacker as Jihad al-Shamie, 35, a British national of Syrian heritage. His background shows no previous referral to the government’s anti-terrorism programme, Prevent.
A bomb disposal unit was sent to the scene after footage shared on social media appeared to show members of the public shouting to firearms officers that the suspect had a bomb strapped to him.
Jihad al-Shamie who was killed after shots were fired by armed police at 9.38am pictured wearing what appeared to be a ‘bomb belt’. The force initially could not confirm his death “due to safety issues surrounding suspicious items on his person”.
Meanwhile, counter-terrorism officers and security services were put on high alert the night after over concerns of potential copycat strikes following the Manchester synagogue attack.
