British police said Thursday that two people had been killed and three been injured in an attack outside a synagogue in the north of Manchester, England.

In a series of posts on X, Greater Manchester Police said they were called to the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Crumpsall shortly after 9:30 a.m. local time by a member of the public. The caller said he had witnessed a car being driven toward members of the public and that one man had been stabbed.

Police said that minutes later shots were fired by officers.

The Greater Manchester Police said they believe the suspect is dead but that fact "cannot currently be confirmed due to safety issues surround suspicious items on his person." The force's bomb disposal unit has responded to the scene.

Police said the injured are in

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