Overview

• Greater Manchester Police say a vehicle struck pedestrians and a man was stabbed outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation in Crumpsall during morning prayers.
• Armed officers fired on the suspected attacker at 9:38 a.m., seven minutes after the first 9:31 call; paramedics arrived at 9:41, according to police.
• Operation PLATO was activated and bomb-disposal specialists examined suspicious items on the suspect, which initially delayed formal confirmation of his condition.
• Authorities report at least two people dead and several seriously injured, and police have detained additional individuals in connection with the attack as casualty and arrest figures continue to be updated.
• Prime Minister Keir Starmer cut short his trip to chair a COBRA meeting, announced extra policing at synagogues nationwide, and national and community leaders condemned the violence on the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.