Several people have been stabbed after a car was driven at members of the public at a synagogue in Manchester.

A suspect has been shot by officers after the attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Crumpsall, Greater Manchester Police said.

Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham said the “immediate danger appears to be over” as North West Ambulance Service declared a major incident.

Follow The i Paper’s live blog for updates

Police shoot suspect after attack at Manchester synagogue Sort: Newest first Oldest first

Community Security Trust: ‘Synagogues will be full’ for Yom Kippur today

Dave Rich of the Community Security Trust, a charity that monitors antisemitism in the UK, said: “Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the Jewish year.

“It’s a very solemn day and

See Full Page