What to know about the attack at a synagogue in England on Yom Kippur

LONDON (AP) — A man drove a car into people and stabbed them outside a synagogue in northwest England on the holiest day of the Jewish year.

Two people were killed and at least three were hurt in the attack Thursday at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in the Manchester area. The attacker was shot and killed by police, who called his actions a terrorist attack.

Here's what to know:

The early response

Police were called to the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, in Crumpsall, a suburb in the north of Manchester, shortly after 9:30 a.m. by a member of the public. They were on the scene within minutes and the incident was contained swiftly. Police praised the “quick response” of the witness as well as the “bravery” of security personnel and those inside the synagogue