Man stabs people after driving into crowd outside synagogue in Manchester

Four members of the public have been left injured after a car was driven into a crowd of people outside of a synagogue in Crumpsall, Greater Manchester.

Greater Manchester Police were called to the scene at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue at 9.31am and declared a major incident six minutes after.

One man, who is believed to be the suspect, has been shot by firearms officers. His condition is not yet known.

Streets surrounding the synagogue has been cordoned off with more police cars and vans, sirens blaring, racing down neighbouring roads.

Video shared on social media appeared to show police officers pointing guns at someone laying on the ground, which them shouting ‘get back’ and ‘move on’.

The incident has taken place during Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism and often referred to as the Day of Atonement.

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The Community Security Trust, which monitors antisemitism in the UK, has branded it as ‘an appalling attack on the holiest day of the Jewish year.’

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