Iraqi national charged in connection with Yom Kippur Manchester synagogue attack
UK counterterrorism police charged an Iraqi national with failing to disclose information related to the 2025 Yom Kippur terrorist attack at Manchester’s Heaton Park Synagogue.
Iraqi national Hekmat Omar Ali Hakim, 49, has been charged in connection with the Yom Kippur Manchester synagogue attack that took place on October 2, 2025. Hakim, who is of Iraqi descent and resides in the Manchester area, was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of failing to disclose information related to the terrorist attack. He is set to appear in Westminster Magistrates Court in London on Friday.
The attack occurred during the Yom Kippur service at Heaton Park Synagogue when Jihad al Shamie, a British citizen of Syrian origin, drove a car into the synagogue and attacked worshippers with a knife and a fake explosive belt. Two people, Melvin Cravitz and Adrian Daulby, were killed during the attack, while three others were seriously wounded.
The investigation into the attack is ongoing, and authorities have made eight arrests since the incident. Police continue to piece together the full picture of the attack and identify those involved.
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