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A man attacked others with a knife about 9.30am (08:30 GMT) on Thursday in Crumpsall, north of Manchester, after driving his car into people near the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue.

Prior to police’s arrival, the synagogue’s security staff and members of the public prevented him from entering the building, killing the assailant, who appeared to be wearing an “explosive device,” according to police. Four seriously ill people were taken to a hospital by four injured people.

Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor, the Metropolitan Police’s head of counterterrorism policing, said that two people have been detained since the attack. The attacker’s identity and potential motives have not been revealed.

A police helicopter hovering overhead, Zaki said, “I still can’t believe what happened,” while he and some of his family were standing at the corner of a nearby road.

He told Al Jazeera, “I heard the shots this morning.” It didn’t seem plausible, the author claimed. I believed there were fireworks.

Zaki’s comments were shared by many people who gathered nearby the synagogue. Onlookers claimed that these things don’t occur here. Crumpsall has a rich history of diversity. According to Zaki, “Everyone in our community gets along well.” Our Jewish neighbors are close by.

Sam Martin, a 41-year-old resident, also described being unable to comprehend the attack.

He continued, “Muslims, Jews, everyone here,” adding, “There is everyone here.” Our Jewish community has taught me nothing but love and kindness. This could happen, I’m just shocked.

Even Israel’s occupation of Gaza hasn’t caused a lot of community division, according to many residents in the neighborhood. Many people expressed concern that far-right organizations would use the attack to spread unrest because of their confidence, which was fueled by an August campaign to hang English flags across the nation and a large rally in London a month later.

Despite the identity and possible motives of the attacker remaining uncertain, far-right activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, who uses the pseudonym Tommy Robinson, quickly took issue with the attack and blamed organizations affiliated with the UK’s ruling Labour Party.

Gideon Saar, the foreign minister of Israel, blasted the British government and claimed they failed to stop anti-Semitism.

He wrote on X: “Blatant and rampant antisemitic and anti-Israeli incitement, as well as calls for support for terror, have recently become a common phenomenon in the streets of London, in cities across Britain, and on its campuses.”

The attacker, according to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, was a “vile” person who was “motivated to attack Jews because they are Jews.”

On Yom Kippur, the most holy day for Jews, is the murderous attack that occurred close to the Heaton Park Synagogue in Manchester on that morning.
I extend my sincere condolences to the victims of their loss, and I wish the injured a quick and painless recovery. …

In order to honor the holiday, one of the young men gathered near the police cordon, 23-year-old Akiva, requested that no notes be taken during his interview. He was certain that the English far right would react to the attack. He claimed that the attack, which has affected Jewish residents, will likely cause divisions in the otherwise quiet and well-integrated community.

Akiva’s brother typically travels past the synagogue on his way to worship, but Akiva had arrived at the synagogue to check on him. He claimed that his mother fell to her in Manchester when she first learned of the attack.

Following a rash of attacks by both sides in September, European leaders met to discuss Russia and the Ukraine war.

New defenses against Russian drones are being considered, as are additional sanctions.

What will the peace efforts accomplish next? Or are the armed conflicts between Russia and Europe looming more likely?

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The Trump administration, which deported Abrego Garcia in March despite a judge’s order, applauded the rejection, which was made public late on Wednesday.

Under Trump’s repeated deportation efforts, Abrego Garcia’s case has become a model for abusers.

After the ruling, the Department of Homeland Security stated in a post on social media platform X that “one thing is certain.”

However, the Baltimore-based immigration judge will have the option of challenging the immigration judge’s decision within 30 days. His attorneys did not immediately make any comments about the most recent order.

Abrego Garcia, a teenager who immigrated to the United States without getting a visa, has lived in Maryland with his wife and kids for several years.

A judge ruled that he was ineligible to apply for asylum after his arrest by immigration authorities in 2019. The judge, however, ruled that Abrego Garcia could not be deported to El Salvador, citing the possibility that he might face harassment there.

Abrego Garcia was one of the hundreds of immigrants who were detained and sent to El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement (CECOT) in March as part of Trump’s mass deportation initiative, despite the 2019 protection order.

The Trump administration ultimately returned Abrego Garcia to the US in June after receiving a Supreme Court order to “facilitate” his return.

However, due to a 2022 traffic stop in Tennessee, federal authorities arrested him right away and immediately charged him with human trafficking.

The charges have been dismissed by his attorneys as being fabricated and blatantly political.

Abrego Garcia was briefly released in August, but immigration officials detained him days later. He is currently being held in a Pennsylvania detention facility.

In an effort to appeal the judge’s 2019 ruling, immigration authorities have since requested that Abrego Garcia be deported to a third-party nation. Both Eswatini and Uganda, both of which are in Africa, have been suggested as potential destinations.

Abrego Garcia has been repeatedly identified as a member of the MS-13 gang, which the administration has described as a “foreign terrorist organization.” The claim’s supporters, including Abrego Garcia’s attorneys, have provided scant evidence that Trump officials have rejected.

They claim that the administration should be gagged because the lack of supporting evidence could prejudice the jury.

The Trump administration’s hardline approach to deportations, which has increasingly swept up individuals with little to no criminal history and longstanding ties to the US, is under fire from critics.

For instance, Abrego Garcia has never been found guilty of a crime.

The administration has also been accused of eluded by human rights activists and lawyers from the immigration crackdown.

Trump has attempted to use the Alien Enemies Act, an 18th-century wartime law, to quickly expel some people without having to go through legal review, but a federal appeals court in September found his use of the law to be unlawful. The Supreme Court is likely to hear the case.