Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs of the French Republic

10/02/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/02/2025 11:46

United Kingdom – Anti-Semitic terrorist attack at Heaton Park synagogue, Manchester (2 October 2025)

France was horrified to learn of the anti-Semitic terrorist attack on worshippers belonging to Heaton Park synagogue in Manchester today, which killed two people and injured several others.

France extends its condolences to the victims' families and close friends, and the British people. It expresses to them its wholehearted solidarity.

It reaffirms its utter rejection of anti-Semitism in all its forms, and is committing all the resources at its disposal to fight the scourge.

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