"Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said that two victims have died of their injuries following a car and knife attack outside a synagogue in the north of the city on Thursday. The attacker was shot by armed police and is also believed to be deceased but bomb disposal experts were still checking suspicious items on his person. "Greater Manchester Police can confirm two people have died following the major incident outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, Middleton Road, Crumpsall," GMP said in a statement online."
"Police declared a major incident at 9:37 a.m. local time (0837 GMT/UTC) outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall in the north of the city, and said that officers fired shots one minute later. GMP said that paramedics were at the scene and that four members of the public had been injured, caused both "by the vehicle and stab wounds.""
Two people died and a suspected attacker is believed to be deceased after a combined car and knife attack outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue on Middleton Road in Crumpsall, Manchester. Armed Greater Manchester Police shot the suspected attacker; bomb disposal specialists remained on scene to check suspicious items found on his person. Police declared a major incident at 09:37 local time and said officers fired shots one minute later. Four members of the public sustained serious injuries from vehicle impact and stab wounds and were treated at the scene before being transported to hospital by North West Ambulance Service.
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