15 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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23 h. ago Two killed and terrorist shot dead in car and stabbing attack 'horror' at Manchester synagogue

Police say the deadly attack on a synagogue in Manchester has been declared a terrorist incident

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23 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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24 h. ago Bloodstained rabbi hailed 'hero' for stopping more horror in Manchester attack

Rabbi Daniel Walker, who has headed the Heaton Park congregation for more than 15 years, remained "incredibly calm" throughout the attack and prevented further bloodshed, a witness's friend said

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26 h. ago Manchester synagogue attack latest: Two dead and suspect shot after ‘appalling’ car and stabbing incident

Keir Starmer will chair an emergency Cobra meeting in response to the attack, which has taken place on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish religious calendar

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27 h. ago Manchester synagogue attack latest: Three dead including suspect after ‘appalling’ car and stabbing incident

Keir Starmer will chair an emergency Cobra meeting in response to the attack, which has taken place on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish religious calendar

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27 h. ago Two dead in car and stabbing attack 'horror' at Manchester synagogue as police declare 'major incident'

Greater Manchester Police are dealing with a ‘serious incident’

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27 h. ago Manchester synagogue stabbing: Two dead in car and knife attack as suspect 'feared to have bomb'

Manchester mayor Andy Burnham says the suspect, who was shot by police, is believed to be dead

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27 h. ago Manchester attack suspect and two members of public dead after horror attack

An unknown assailant was shot dead after going on a car ramming and knife rampage at Heaton Park synagogue in Manchester this morning, killing two people

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27 h. ago Man shot dead after five injured in car and stabbing attack at synagogue

A bomb disposal team has arrived at the scene

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28 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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28 h. ago Manchester synagogue stabbing: Police statement in full after horror attack

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