David Lammy told he’s got blood on his hands as he’s booed at Manchester attack vigil
Manchester attack: Crowd react as David Lammy issues statement
David Lammy has been heckled with chants of “shame on you” at a synagogue terror attack vigil. Mourners shouted at the Deputy Prime Minister by telling him to “go to Palestine”, “you have blood on your hands” and “you are not wlecome here today”.
The crowd warned him to “stop the marches” set for this weekend despite the killing of two people at Heaton Park synagogue, in Manchester, on Thursday. Mr Lammy said: “For those who are considering marching over the weekend, I ask them to reflect with all human dignity… to stop and stand back.”
Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy heckled (Image: Sky News)
Mr Lammy called for the UK to stand together as he was heckled by members of the crowd at the vigil on Middleton Road.
The Deputy Prime Minister said: “We must stand together we must stand in grief in solidarity and in defiance. Grief for the incident lives takes so cruelly. Senseless murders carried out on Yom Kippur, grief that causes so much pain and suffering.”
The Justice Secretary said “we all feel terrorism” and used the example of his “best childhood friend” who was “blown to smithereens” in the July 7 2005 London bombings.
He added: “We stand with you against those who think bombs and blasts will break us, we stand against all states who would minimise or coddle or obfuscate on anti-Jewish hate.
“We know terrorism in this country. We know it, of course, in this city – we saw it at the arena, and we have seen it in Heaton Park.
“We all know terrorism, we all feel terrorism – my best friend from childhood, James Adams, was blown to smithereens in the 7/7 bombings.
“And I vow to you, every Christian, every Muslim, every Jew, every Mancunian, every Brit: We will never stop fighting it.”
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham also paid tribute to the Jewish community at the event.
He said: “We have your back. That is us, that is Greater Manchester.”
A worshipper died and another was injured after they were accidentally shot by armed police while attempting to prevent a knife-wielding terrorist from entering a synagogue.
Killer Jihad Al-Shamie was shot dead by police seven minutes after officers were called about the attacker ramming into people with a car and stabbing a man outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester, on Thursday.
Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66, both died and three others remain in hospital with serious injuries following the attack, which took place on Yom Kippur, Judaism’s holiest day.
Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable Sir Stephen Watson said the only shots fired outside the synagogue were by armed officers as Al-Shamie did not have a firearm.
