LONDON (AP) — Two people were killed and at least three were hurt in an attack on Thursday at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester in northwest England on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year.
The attacker, who was wearing what appeared to be an explosives vest, was shot dead by police, who later called his actions a terrorist attack.
Here’s what to know:
7-minute attack
— At 9:31 a.m., police were called to the synagogue in the Manchester suburb of Crumpsall, about 200 miles (320 kilometers) northwest of London, by a member of the public, who said he had seen a car being driven toward people, and that one man had been stabbed.
— At 9:34 a.m., police were on site. Worshippers had barricaded themselves inside the synagogue to prevent the assailant fro