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An image has emerged online showing what appears to be the suspected attacker who was shot by armed police outside the synagogue in north Manchester on Thursday (October 2).

Greater Manchester Police said they shot the man believed to be the attacker and that he is suspected to have died.

He was targeted by police due to 'suspicious items on his person' which is currently being assessed by specialist units. In the image, he appears to have items strapped to his waist.

Two people have been been killed with three others in a serious condition after an attack in which a car was driven at the synagogue and victims were stabbed.

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The incident, being treated as a potential terror attack, occurred outside Heaton Park synagogue, on Mi

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