Local members of the synagogue had gathered to celebrate Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement and regarded as the holiest day of the year in Judaism.
In one video shared on social media showing the aftermath of the attack, the police urged bystanders to move back, while a suspect was on the ground next to the synagogue wall. A policeman warned that the suspect might have a bomb. When the man on the ground attempt to get up, he was shot.
Emergency services at the scene of the stabbing.Credit: AP
“We are currently assessing the situation and working with other members of the emergency services,” the ambulance service said.
Andy Burnham, the mayor of the Greater Manchester Area, said that the “immediate danger appears to be over” after reports of the incident in Crumpsall, north of the centre of Manchester.