The attack outside a north Manchester synagogue has ‘appalled’ the area’s MP, who dubbed it an attempt to ‘damage our very tolerant city’.
Armed police raced to the Heaton Park Congregation Synagogue scene on Middleton Road in Crumpsall area at 9.31am, along with paramedics.
The mayor said emergency services were called ‘by members of the public, saying they had witnessed a car being driven to the public and one had been stabbed’.
It’s since been confirmed by GMP officers shot the male suspect at the scene at around 9.38am. Four members of the public have been injured, police added.
Graham Stringer, Labour MP for Blackley and Middleton South, has called for ‘Mancunians to come together’ in the wake of the incident.
He told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: “It’s a dreadful attack designed to damage the Jewish community and damage inter-faith and inter-community relationships. I know that Mancunians will come together to make sure that villains like this do not damage our very tolerant city.
“I know the synagogue well and I know the people in the synagogue. I have lived within a stone’s throw of that synagogue for most of my adult life and I think it’s appalling
“I know, like after the Manchester Arena attack, people will come together.”
In the wake of the incident, mayor Andy Burnham said the incident is ‘under as much control as possible’. He added: “The risks of further harm to the public are reduced but not removed.
“I have a significant role in reassuring all of our communities but particularly the Jewish community and have been living with a higher state of anxiety because of the times we live in.
“What I can say as police have the closest of relationships with the community security trust there to protect the community.
“We think of them and their families as they recover from this incident.”
Heywood’s ‘Willy Wonka’ moment as gala photos look very different to flashy AI advert
Wildlife mural created in Middleton as part of Kenya arts exchange
Littleborough and Wardle brass bands prepare for national finals
Tottington by-election Results
Social care worker honoured after saving life of injured police officer
Cancer choir calls for new members as rehearsals resume in Bolton
M60 closed near Prestwich after multi-vehicle crash saw two rushed to hospital
M66 traffic stopped southbound due to ongoing Police incident
🚒 LIVE: We join Greater Manchester fire crews in Rochdale tonight for a ride-along
🟥 RECAP: Glaston-BURY live updates, photos, interviews and more
Thousands attend Heywood 1940s Day as parade and street party return
RECAP: Parklife 2025 Day Two - updates, photos & travel news