Terror Watch · Anniversary statement · Updated October 2, 2026, 2:09 PM CDT
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One year after a terrorist attack on the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Manchester, the head of UK counter-terrorism policing says the threat to Jewish communities remains high.[1]
Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor marked the anniversary on Friday, October 2, with a public statement. This page reports it. It is not a new attack.[1]
What happened a year ago
The attack came on Yom Kippur, “a day of profound reflection and atonement for the Jewish community,” Taylor wrote.[1]
Two people died: Adrian Daulby and Melvin Cravitz, whom Taylor named in his statement. Three members of the congregation were seriously injured.[1]
Taylor said Daulby, alongside other worshippers, “acted with extraordinary bravery in barricading the entrance to prevent the attacker from reaching those gathered inside.” Their actions, he said, “undoubtedly saved lives.”[1]
What police say now
Since that day, Taylor said, police have worked “to establish the full picture of what happened and to identify anyone who may have played a role in facilitating or supporting the attack.”[1]
He described the current danger plainly: “The physical threat facing Jewish communities and Israeli institutions in the UK remains high.”[1]
Taylor gave one number. “In the space of a year, 42% of our terrorism investigations contained some form of antisemitic grievance.” He added a caution: “This doesn’t mean nearly half of our casework is targeted at that community, but it is a hugely troubled statistic nonetheless.”[1]
He tied the attack to a wider pattern. In his words, it “was swiftly followed by the awful events on Bondi Beach in Australia,” and then by a wave of antisemitic incidents in London. He said schools and synagogues have also been attacked in the Netherlands and Belgium.[1]
“No community should feel frightened,” he wrote. “No community should ever have to live in fear because of their faith or identity.”[1]
What it means for readers
Police say vigilance matters and ask the public to report concerns. Taylor said officers are working to create “a hostile environment in which terrorists do not want to operate.”[1]
If you have information that could help counter-terrorism police, you can report it online at gov.uk/ACT or call the Anti-Terrorist Hotline on 0800 789 321, the number Counter Terrorism Policing gives in its appeals.
Watch LBC on the anniversary:
LBC News, a news organization, on YouTube (October 2, 2026): “‘The synagogue is now a fortress’: Heaton Park one year on from terror attack.”
Where it happened
The pin marks Heaton Park as named in the statement, not the synagogue’s address. Map data: OpenStreetMap contributors.
How to Verify This Yourself
Read Assistant Commissioner Taylor’s full statement from Counter Terrorism Policing.
References
Investigative methodology: this report was written by hand from the official statements and news reports listed above. Quoted passages are verbatim from those sources, each claim is attributed to the source it comes from, and suspect details are included only where officials state them.
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