Overview

• Police say a driver rammed a group outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation in Crumpsall before stabbing people, including a security guard at the gate.
• Two members of the Jewish community were killed and three others remain in serious condition after the morning assault during the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.
• Officers shot the suspected attacker, and confirmation of his death came hours later due to fears he carried explosives and the deployment of bomb-disposal specialists.
• Investigators believe they know the suspect’s identity and have made multiple arrests as Operation Plato was activated and worshippers were evacuated to safety.
• Prime Minister Keir Starmer left a European summit to lead crisis coordination and pledged additional police protection for synagogues, as King Charles III voiced shock.