"Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said on Thursday that they were responding to an incident outside a synagogue on Middleton Road in Manchester, after a member of the public reported a car being driven towards civilians and a stabbing. Police declared a major incident at 9:37 a.m. local time (0837 GMT/UTC) outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, and said that officers fired shots one minute later."
""One man has been shot, believed to be the offender," police wrote online. GMP said that paramedics were at the scene and that four members of the public had been injured, caused both "by the vehicle and stab wounds." Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham told local BBC radio that it appeared to be a major event but also that "the immediate danger appears to be over." The apparent attack coincides with the Yom Kippur religious festival."
Police responded to an incident outside a synagogue on Middleton Road in Manchester after a member of the public reported a car being driven towards civilians and a stabbing. Officers declared a major incident at 9:37 a.m. local time and fired shots one minute later. One man was shot and is believed to be the offender. Paramedics attended the scene. Four members of the public suffered injuries from both the vehicle and stab wounds. Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham said the immediate danger appeared to be over. The incident coincided with the Yom Kippur religious festival.
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