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A fundraiser has been set up to raise money for a Jewish community safety body following the horrific attack on a synagogue in north Manchester today (October 2).

Police descended on the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue on Middleton Road, Crumpsall, at 9.31am this morning following reports that a vehicle was being driven at members of the public.

The driver is then understood to have alighted the vehicle and attacked members of the public with a knife.

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The suspect did not gain access to the building and was shot at the scene by armed police.

Two members of the Jewish community tragically lost their lives, with four others being treated in hospital for serious injuries, GMP Chief Constable Sir Step

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