The UK's chief rabbi has described the terror attack at a synagogue in Manchester as "the tragic result of Jew hatred".

Two Jewish men were killed outside Heaton Park Synagogue on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.

The attacker, named by police as Jihad al Shamie , a British citizen of Syrian descent, was shot dead by police seven minutes after officers were alerted to the incident.

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Image: Britain's chief rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis. Pic: PA

Sir Ephraim Mirvis said it was "the day we hoped we would never see, but which deep down, we knew would come".

He celebrated the "courageous leadership" of rabbi Daniel Walker, who has been praised for his efforts to keep his congregation safe as the terrorist tried to get inside.

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