Manchester attack suspect and member of public dead with another critically ill

A person has died after the car ramming and knife attack on a Manchester synagogue this morning.

Several officers, including armed police, were deployed after a major incident at the Heaton Park synagogue in Manchester this morning.

A member of the public has died following the incident, with a second individual fighting for their life, according to the Manchester Evening News.

The suspect was also killed after being shot by armed cops. Reports say officers chose to shoot because he was carrying a device, or devices - though it's not clear if they were viable.

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Around an hour after the initial response, bomb squad officers were seen in attendance.

The attack has horrified the local Jewish community, with some of those gathering close to the place of worship seen crying and holding each other for support

The attack comes as Jews observe the festival of Yom Kippur, or Day of Atonement, which is the holiest day in the Jewish calendar during which time Jews gather at synagogues to pray.

A spokesperson for GMP said earlier: "We’re responding to an incident outside a synagogue on Middleton Road in Manchester.

"Police were called to the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, on Middleton Road, Crumpsall, at 9.31am by a member of the public, stating he had witnessed a car being driven towards members of the public and one man had been stabbed.

"GMP declared PLATO and a major incident at 9.37am. Shots were fired by Greater Manchester Police firearms officers at 9.38am. One man has been shot, believed to be the offender."

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