Four people have been injured after a car was reportedly driven at pedestrians and people were stabbed near a synagogue in Manchester, British police say.

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said officers had been called to the incident at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Crumpsall, north Manchester, after a witness said they had seen a car driven at members of the public and that one man had been stabbed.

Armed officers responded and a man, believed to be the offender, was shot, GMP said.

A Reuters photographer said there was a heavy police presence in the area.

Ambulance crews were seen in protective body armour and helmets, and at least one person was seen being taken into an ambulance.

"Paramedics arrived at the scene … and are tending to members of the public, currently f

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