British police said two people were killed and three others were seriously wounded on Thursday when an attacker drove a car into people outside a synagogue in Manchester in northwest England and stabbed members of the public.

Greater Manchester Police said officers shot and killed the suspect.

Police were called to the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, in Crumpsall, a suburb in the north of Manchester, shortly after 9:30 a.m. They were on the scene within minutes and the incident was contained swiftly. Police praised the “quick response” of the witness who called police as well as the “bravery” of security personnel and those inside the synagogue for helping to prevent the suspect from entering the synagogue.

Police have confirmed that two people were killed and four others w

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