Overview

• Greater Manchester Police say a driver struck pedestrians outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation in Crumpsall before stabbing some victims.
• Armed officers exchanged gunfire and shot a person believed to be the attacker, and authorities later said there was no ongoing danger to the public.
• Four people are receiving treatment for injuries from both the vehicle impact and stabbings, with the North West Ambulance Service declaring a serious incident.
• The attack occurred during Yom Kippur, prompting condemnations from Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and appeals to avoid the area.
• Police have not disclosed the victims’ conditions or a motive; the national PLATO protocol was activated, though the incident has not been formally classified as terrorism.