Britain was on heightened alert Friday following an attack outside a Manchester synagogue that killed two people, as police said they may have shot victims as the terrifying assault unfolded.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who visited the scene of the car ramming and stabbing spree in the northwest English city, said security would be boosted at synagogues nationwide as calls to protect Britain's Jewish community intensified.

Thursday's attack, which also left three wounded, took place on Yom Kippur, the holiest holiday of the Jewish calendar. Police said they had shot the attacker dead and declared it a "terrorist incident."

On Friday Greater Manchester Police (GMP) announced one of the two Jewish men killed may have been shot by officers while another non-fatal victim "also suffered a g

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