At least two killed in UK synagogue attack; cops shoot suspect dead

At least two people were killed on Oct 2 when an assailant drove a car into pedestrians and stabbed a security guard near a synagogue in England where worshippers were marking Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, British police said.

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Greater Manchester Police said the suspect, who was believed to be carrying a bomb, was shot dead by officers who rushed to the scene at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in the Crumpsall district of the city in northern England.

A video shared on social media and verified by Reuters shows police shooting a man inside the synagogue’s perimeter, while another man, appearing to wear a traditional Jewish head covering, lay on the floor in a pool of blood.

“He has a bomb, go away!” an armed police officer shouted as he tried to wave away members of the public just seconds before a gunshot rang out, and the suspect who was trying to get to his feet fell to the floor.

“I could see three policemen aiming guns at a bloke in the carpark of the synagogue next door, telling him to not move, stay down, don’t move or we'll shoot,” neighbour Angela Crawshaw told Reuters.