Attacker, 2 Yom Kippur observers killed at Manchester synagogue

The Brief

Two Jewish people and an attacker are dead after a car and knife attack at a Manchester synagogue.

The attack happened on Yom Kippur and is being investigated as an act of terror and antisemitism.

The identities of the suspect and victims, and the official motive, are currently unknown.

HOUSTON - Two Jewish people and one attacker are dead after an incident at a Manchester synagogue on Yom Kippur .

The deadly attack at the Jewish place of worship on their holiest day also left several injured Thursday morning.

Manchester synagogue attack

Manchester synagogue attack

What we know:

The incident happened outside the synagogue Thursday morning as Jewish worshipers gathered in observance of Yom Kippur, FOX News reports.

Police were called to the Heaton Park Hebrew Con