A man has been shot after a car ramming incident and a stabbing at a synagogue in Manchester .

Several officers, including armed police, were deployed after a major incident at the Heaton Park synagogue in Manchester this morning.

The attack comes as Jews observe the festival of Yom Kippur, or Day of Atonement, which is the holiest day in the Jewish calendar during which time Jews gather at synagogues to pray.

Greater Manchester Police responded to a call from a member of the public who saw a man driving towards pedestrians at 9.31am. Police rushed to the scene and had shot the attacker by 9.38am, the force said.

Four people in total have been injured, with just one of those injuries linked to the stabbing, police said. The suspect's condition is currently unknown, though he is und

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