Manchester synagogue stabbing LIVE: Several injured after after horror attack on Yom Kipur

Armed police have shot a suspected knifeman at a synagogue in northern Manchester. Officers rushed to the scene on Middleton Road, near the Heaton Park synagogue in Crumpsall, this morning. At least four members of the public were injured in the incident that occurred on the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. Greater Manchester Police confirmed the suspect was shot and did not gain access to the building.

Greater Manchester Police said: "Police were called to the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, on Middleton Road, Crumpsall, at 9.31am by a member of the public, stating he had witnessed a car being driven towards members of the public, and one man had been stabbed. GMP declared PLATO and a major incident at 9.37am. Shots were fired by Greater Manchester Police firearms officers at 9.38am. One man has been shot, believed to be the offender.
"Paramedics arrived at the scene at 9.41am and are tending to members of the public, currently four members of the public with injuries caused by both the vehicle and stab wounds. Members of the public are asked to avoid the area while the police continue to deal with the incident."

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