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| At least four injured in Manchester synagogue attack | At least four injured in Manchester synagogue attack |
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| A car-ramming and stabbing incident has taken place on the Jewish religious holiday Yom Kippur | A car-ramming and stabbing incident has taken place on the Jewish religious holiday Yom Kippur |
| A car and stabbing attack has left at least four people injured outside a synagogue in Crumpsall, Greater Manchester. | A car and stabbing attack has left at least four people injured outside a synagogue in Crumpsall, Greater Manchester. |
| A member of the public called the police at 9.31am local time, saying he had witnessed a car being driven towards members of the public, and that one man had been stabbed, Greater Manchester Police said in a statement on Monday. | A member of the public called the police at 9.31am local time, saying he had witnessed a car being driven towards members of the public, and that one man had been stabbed, Greater Manchester Police said in a statement on Monday. |
| The police have declared a major incident, and deployed firearm officers, following reports that a security guard had been attacked with a knife. One man, believed to be the offender, has been shot. | The police have declared a major incident, and deployed firearm officers, following reports that a security guard had been attacked with a knife. One man, believed to be the offender, has been shot. |
| Police have activated “Plato,” the national code word used to signal a “marauding terror attack.” | |
| Footage shared on social media appears to show police officers aiming their weapons at a person lying on the ground in front of the synagogue. The officers could be heard telling bystanders to “get back” and “move on.” | |
| The individual on the ground is seen beginning to rise when a gunshot rings out, causing them to collapse. Another person was shown lying still near the synagogue gates, with blood visible by their head. | |
| British Prime Minister Kier Starmer has announced that he has cut short his attendance at a summit in Denmark and that more police are being deployed at synagogues across the UK country, Sky News has reported. |