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Trump ally hits out at Starmer about Manchester synagogue attack

Laura Loomer
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  • A terrorist attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester resulted in two deaths and four injuries on Thursday, coinciding with Yom Kippur.
  • The assailant rammed a car into a group of people before attacking them with a knife; police subsequently killed the suspected attacker at the scene.
  • Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the incident, stating the attacker targeted 'Jews because they are Jews' and stressed the need to defeat rising antisemitism.
  • Laura Loomer, an ally of Donald Trump, appeared to criticise Starmer on social media, referencing an unspecified warning from Donald Trump.
  • King Charles expressed his shock and sadness, while Rabbi Jonathan Romain described the attack as 'every Jewish person's worst nightmare' given the sacred timing.
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