Summary
In Manchester, a rabbi and security guards helped prevent an attacker from entering a synagogue during Yom Kippur services. The attacker, who drove a car into pedestrians and was armed with a knife and a fake explosive, was shot dead by police. Two people were killed and four others injured, and the incident has been declared a terrorist attack.
Key Facts
- The attack happened during a Yom Kippur service at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue.
- The attacker drove a car into pedestrians and stabbed a security guard.
- The attacker wore a suspected explosive device, which was later deemed non-viable.
- Police shot the attacker dead shortly after the incident began.
- Two people were killed and four suffered serious injuries.
- The attacker was identified as a 35-year-old man of Syrian descent.
- The incident was labeled a "terrorist incident" by police.
- Three individuals, two men and a woman, were arrested as part of the investigation.
