26 h. ago Manchester attack: two killed and three injured after terrorist drives into grounds of synagogue and stabs worshippers

Police say Jihad Al-Shamie, a British citizen of Syrian descent, was behind car and knife attack that left three people seriously injuredPolice have shot dead a terrorist who killed two people and seriously injured three others in an attack at a synagogue in Manchester on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.Using a car to ram into the grounds of the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, the man then stabbed worshippers in a six-minute rampage that only ended when armed officers shot at him twice, fearing he also had an explosive device tied to his chest. It was later found to be a fake. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago Manchester synagogue attack suspect named by police after two people killed and three injured – latest updates

Greater Manchester police name Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, a British citizen, and say three people are in custody on charges of preparing acts of terrorismFull story: two killed and suspect shot deadPolice have shot a suspect after several people were stabbed and a car was driven at members of the public at the Heaton Park Hebrew congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, Greater Manchester Police said.The force posted on X saying police were called to the 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.Police said four people have suffered injuries caused by a vehicle and stabbings at a synagogue in Crumpsall, north Manchester.A cordon has been set up after the incident, and a major road had been closed while officers attended. Paramedics are at the scene.Greater Manchester’s mayor, Andy Burnham, said the “immediate danger appears to be over” after reports of a “s...

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28 h. ago Manchester synagogue attack suspect named by police – latest updates

Greater Manchester police says Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, a British citizen, is man who carried out attack in which two people were killedFull story: two killed and suspect shot deadPolice have shot a suspect after several people were stabbed and a car was driven at members of the public at the Heaton Park Hebrew congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, Greater Manchester Police said.The force posted on X saying police were called to the 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.Police said four people have suffered injuries caused by a vehicle and stabbings at a synagogue in Crumpsall, north Manchester.A cordon has been set up after the incident, and a major road had been closed while officers attended. Paramedics are at the scene.Greater Manchester’s mayor, Andy Burnham, said the “immediate danger appears to be over” after reports of a “serious incident”...

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29 h. ago Police issue crucial update on Manchester synagogue attack suspect

The suspect who carried out a terror attack that resulted in the deaths of two people and four other being injured was shot dead by police seven minutes after the incident began

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30 h. ago Seven minutes of horror: How the Yom Kippur terror attack unfolded

Two people were killed and suspect shot dead in a terror attack on a synagogue in north Manchester on the Jewish community's holiest day

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31 h. ago Synagogue attacker who killed two was a ‘terrorist targeting Jews because they are Jews’, says Starmer – latest updates

Britain must defeat rising antisemitism, says PM, following attack in Manchester on Yom Kippur Full story: two killed and suspect shot deadPolice have shot a suspect after several people were stabbed and a car was driven at members of the public at the Heaton Park Hebrew congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, Greater Manchester Police said.The force posted on X saying police were called to the 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.Police said four people have suffered injuries caused by a vehicle and stabbings at a synagogue in Crumpsall, north Manchester.A cordon has been set up after the incident, and a major road had been closed while officers attended. Paramedics are at the scene.Greater Manchester’s mayor, Andy Burnham, said the “immediate danger appears to be over” after reports of a “serious incident”.Burnham has told BBC Radio Mancheste...

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33 h. ago Terrorist shot dead after killing two people in synagogue car and knife attack

Two arrests have been made following the attack, police said.

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33 h. ago Manchester synagogue attack that killed two was a ‘terrorist incident’, say police – latest updates

Police confirm that victims were Jewish and say that suspect, who they have not named, was shot dead within minutes during Yom Kippur attackFull story: police shoot suspect dead as at least two people killed in attack at Manchester synagoguePolice have shot a suspect after several people were stabbed and a car was driven at members of the public at the Heaton Park Hebrew congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, Greater Manchester Police said.The force posted on X saying police were called to the 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.Police said four people have suffered injuries caused by a vehicle and stabbings at a synagogue in Crumpsall, north Manchester.A cordon has been set up after the incident, and a major road had been closed while officers attended. Paramedics are at the scene.Greater Manchester’s mayor, Andy Burnham, said the “immediate...

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34 h. ago Police to give update after two killed in Manchester synagogue attack – latest

Police say two people killed by suspect, who was then shot dead by police, in attack coinciding with Yom KippurFull story: at least two people killed in car and knife attack at Manchester synagoguePolice have shot a suspect after several people were stabbed and a car was driven at members of the public at the Heaton Park Hebrew congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, Greater Manchester Police said.The force posted on X saying police were called to the 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.Police said four people have suffered injuries caused by a vehicle and stabbings at a synagogue in Crumpsall, north Manchester.A cordon has been set up after the incident, and a major road had been closed while officers attended. Paramedics are at the scene.Greater Manchester’s mayor, Andy Burnham, said the “immediate danger appears to be over” after reports of...

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35 h. ago Chilling detail in Manchester synagogue suspect picture moments before man shot

The terrorist killed at least two people outside a Manchester synagogue this morning before being shot by police following an attack that has horrified the Jewish community

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35 h. ago Police 'arrest two men' yards away from Manchester synagogue attack with street shut off

Two people were killed and the suspect shot dead in Crumpsall

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36 h. ago Two dead after suspected terror attack on Manchester synagogue, police say, with suspect shot by officers – latest

Image emerges of man believed to be the suspected attacker showing objects around his waistAt least two people killed in car and knife attack at Manchester synagoguePolice have shot a suspect after several people were stabbed and a car was driven at members of the public at the Heaton Park Hebrew congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, Greater Manchester Police said.The force posted on X saying police were called to the 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.Police said four people have suffered injuries caused by a vehicle and stabbings at a synagogue in Crumpsall, north Manchester.A cordon has been set up after the incident, and a major road had been closed while officers attended. Paramedics are at the scene.Greater Manchester’s mayor, Andy Burnham, said the “immediate danger appears to be over” after reports of a “serious incident”.Burnham ha...

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36 h. ago How suspected terror attack at Manchester synagogue unfolded

Two people have died and a man has been shot by armed police after a car was driven at pedestrians and a person was stabbed in front of a synagogue.

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36 h. ago 'The car crashed into the synagogue gates... the second he got out he started stabbing anyone near him'

Two people have been killed and a suspect shot dead by police outside a synagogue in Manchester

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37 h. ago Jewish community living next to Manchester synagogue 'in utter shock' after horrific attack

Two people have died and the suspect shot dead by armed police following a suspected terror attack on Yom Kippur

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37 h. ago Manchester synagogue suspect killed by police as two people dead in horror attack

The suspect did not gain access to the building and he was shot at the scene by armed police.

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37 h. ago Manchester synagogue attack latest: suspect shot after four people injured in vehicle and stabbing attack, police say

Keir Starmer will fly home early from Europe to chair a Cobra meeting, while Greater Manchester mayor tells people to avoid the areaPolice have shot a suspect after several people were stabbed and a car was driven at members of the public at the Heaton Park Hebrew congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, Greater Manchester Police said.The force posted on X saying police were called to the 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.Police said four people have suffered injuries caused by a vehicle and stabbings at a synagogue in Crumpsall, north Manchester.A cordon has been set up after the incident, and a major road had been closed while officers attended. Paramedics are at the scene.Greater Manchester’s mayor, Andy Burnham, said the “immediate danger appears to be over” after reports of a “serious incident”.Burnham has told BBC Radio Manchester that ...

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38 h. ago 'He has a bomb, go away': Moment police push crowds outside synagogue back before shooting 'knifeman wearing suspected explosive vest'

Gruesome video footage, leaked on social media, showed has shown how police armed with assault rifles gunned down the male suspect.

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38 h. ago Manchester synagogue 'terrorist' suspected to have bomb: Knifeman  stabs multiple people and rams car into crowd before being shot 'dead' by police on Yom Kippur in Manchester 

A major incident has been declared by the local ambulance service and locals are being told to avoid the area in Crumpsall, Greater Manchester.

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38 h. ago Manchester synagogue attack latest: suspect shot after four people injured in vehicle and stabbing attack at synagogue, police say

Prime minister Keir Starmer will fly home early from a meeting of European leaders to chair a Cobra meeting following the attack Police have shot a suspect after several people were stabbed and a car was driven at members of the public at the Heaton Park Hebrew congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, Greater Manchester Police said.The force posted on X saying police were called to the 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.Police said four people have suffered injuries caused by a vehicle and stabbings at a synagogue in Crumpsall, north Manchester.A cordon has been set up after the incident, and a major road had been closed while officers attended. Paramedics are at the scene.Greater Manchester’s mayor, Andy Burnham, said the “immediate danger appears to be over” after reports of a “serious incident”.Burnham has told BBC Radio Manchester that “it...

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