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Four Wounded Outside Manchester Synagogue in Car-Ramming and Stabbings as Police Shoot Suspected Attacker

Authorities are treating the Yom Kippur attack as a potential terror incident under Operation PLATO.

Overview

  • Greater Manchester Police were alerted at 9:31 a.m., fired at 9:38, and paramedics arrived at 9:41, according to officials.
  • A man was shot and injured by armed officers and is believed to be the attacker.
  • Paramedics are treating four people for injuries sustained in the ramming and stabbings outside the Heaton Park synagogue in Crumpsall.
  • Prime Minister Keir Starmer is returning from Denmark to chair a COBRA emergency meeting in response to the incident.
  • Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham urged the public to avoid the area and said the immediate danger appears to be over.