A violent incident unfolded in Crumpsall, UK, resulting in multiple stabbings on Thursday. Greater Manchester Police responded to reports of the crime. Initial reports from witnesses described a vehicle driven towards members of the public, followed by a stabbing. Authorities confirmed that four individuals sustained injuries, and a suspect was shot by police. The attack occurred on Yom Kippur, the most sacred day in the Jewish calendar.
Prime Minister Starmer expressed his shock and condemnation of the attack on X (formerly Twitter), emphasizing the horrific nature of the event, given its timing. Starmer is cutting short his attendance at a summit of European leaders to return to the UK. He will chair an emergency crisis meeting, known as COBRA.
Police were notified of the attack at 9:31 am (0831), and paramedics are providing treatment to those injured by the vehicle and stab wounds. Following the incident, police declared ‘Plato,’ a national code word used for responding to a marauding terror attack. It does not, however, indicate that the incident is being classified as a terrorist attack.