Overview

• Police say a car was driven into worshippers outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation in Crumpsall before a knife attack targeted people including a security guard.
• Officers shot the suspect at the scene after warnings, and bomb-disposal teams examined a vest-like object that raised fears of an explosive device.
• Greater Manchester Police activated Operation Plato as investigators conducted forensic work and expanded inquiries into potential support for the attacker.
• Two victims were members of the Jewish community, and several others were seriously injured during the assault on the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.
• Prime Minister Keir Starmer left a European summit to chair crisis coordination and ordered increased police protection at synagogues across the UK while the investigation continues.