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Rabbi threw chair at British gunman to escape Texas synagogue stand-off

The rabbi caught up in the Texas synagogue stand-off has described how he escaped by throwing a chair at the British gunman holding him hostage. Malik Faisal Akram, originally from Blackburn in Lancashire, was shot dead when the FBI stormed ...

17 Jan 2022 at 18:26

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Secret tunnel in US synagogue leads to brawl between police and worshippers

A group of Hasidic Jewish worshippers have been arrested amid a dispute over a tunnel secretly dug into the side of a historic synagogue in New York City, setting off a brawl between police and those who tried to defend the makeshift ...

09 Jan 2024 at 20:28

French police shoot dead armed man suspected of planning synagogue attack

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French police shoot man suspected of planning synagogue attack

French police say a man shot and killed outside a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen threatened officers with a knife and a metal bar. Police were alerted that smoke was rising from the synagogue and came face to face with the ...

17 May 2024 at 16:24

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Warsaw synagogue attacked with firebombs

Warsaw’s main synagogue was attacked with firebombs overnight by an unknown perpetrator, but there was minimal damage and nobody was hurt, Poland’s chief rabbi said on Wednesday. The incident was strongly condemned by political ...

01 May 2024 at 13:57

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German chancellor condemns Berlin synagogue firebomb attack

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has strongly condemned the firebombing of a synagogue in Berlin, saying “we will never accept when attacks are carried out against Jewish institutions”. Assailants threw two incendiary devices at ...

18 Oct 2023 at 11:07

William condemns rise in antisemitism as he visits synagogue

The Prince of Wales has condemned the rise in hatred directed against the country’s Jewish community saying “antisemitism has no place in society”. William visited a London synagogue to meet young people representing Jewish ...

29 Feb 2024 at 17:28

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Synagogue attacked with firebombs as antisemitic incidents rise in Germany

A Berlin synagogue was attacked with Molotov cocktails early on Wednesday amid an increase in antisemitic incidents in the German capital following the escalating violence in the Middle East. The Kahal Adass Jisroel ...

18 Oct 2023 at 10:24

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Death toll rises to five in Tunisia synagogue attack

The number of people killed in an attack on a synagogue on the Tunisian island of Djerba during an annual Jewish pilgrimage has risen to five, a news agency has said. The victims included two Jewish pilgrims and ...

10 May 2023 at 13:33

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Three killed and 10 injured in attack near synagogue in Tunisia

A Tunisian naval guard shot and killed a colleague and two civilians on Tuesday near a synagogue on the island of Djerba during an annual Jewish pilgrimage, the Tunisian Interior Ministry said. The attacker was ...

10 May 2023 at 01:34

Police arrest almost 500 people over Palestine Action support

Police arrest more than 350 people over Palestine Action support

Almost 500 people have been arrested over pro-Palestine protests in London, which are taking place in defiance of calls by politicians and police bosses to reconsider after the Manchester synagogue terror ...

04 Oct 2025 at 22:51

Four arrested over synagogue terror attack remain in custody

Four people arrested in connection with a terrorist attack at a Manchester synagogue remain in custody after police were granted extra time to question them. Three men are still in hospital after the car ...

05 Oct 2025 at 00:02

Israeli foreign minister accuses Starmer of failing to curb ‘toxic’ antisemitism

Israel’s foreign minister has accused the UK Government of failing to curb “rampant antisemitic and anti-Israeli incitement in Britain” after the deadly attack outside a Manchester synagogue. Gideon ...

02 Oct 2025 at 23:47

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