Event Brief
Aug 21, 2026 at 11:09 PM ET
Iraqi national charged over Yom Kippur synagogue attack
By The BriefBrief
UK counterterrorism police charged Hekmat Omar Ali Hakim, 49, an Iraqi national living in the Manchester area, with failing to disclose information related to the Yom Kippur attack at Heaton Park Synagogue on Oct. 2, 2025. He was arrested in May, released on bail the next day, then re-arrested after further investigation and is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.
WHO: Hekmat Omar Ali Hakim; Counter Terrorism Policing North West
WHAT: Charged Hakim under the UK Terrorism Act for failing to disclose information linked to the Heaton Park Synagogue attack.
WHEN: Aug 21, 2026
WHERE: Manchester, United Kingdom
WHY: He was charged for allegedly failing to disclose information connected to the Yom Kippur attack at Heaton Park Synagogue on Oct. 2, 2025.
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