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Police say suspect shot after four people suffered injuries caused by car and stabbings
Greater Manchester Police said a suspect has been shot and four people have suffered injuries caused by a vehicle and stabbings at a synagogue in Crumpsall north of the city.
The force said:
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.
Paramedics arrived at the scene at 9.41am and are tending to members of the public, currently four members of the public with injuries caused by both the vehicle and stab wounds.
Members of the public are asked to avoid the area while the police continue to deal with the incident.
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Burnham says people should 'avoid the area' but that 'immediate danger is over'
Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, has told BBC Radio Manchester that is a “serious incident”.
He is advising people to “avoid the area”.
“At the same time, I can give some assurance that the immediate danger appears to be over,” he adds.
He says the incident was dealt with “effectively” by those on site and by Greater Manchester Police.
For context, the incident has taken place at a synagogue on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish religious calendar.
Paramedics at the scene of major incident in Crumpsall
North West Ambulance Service says it is at the scene of a major incident in Crumpsall, north Manchester, following reports of a stabbing at a synagogue.
A statement said:
Following reports of an incident on Middleton Road in Crumpsall, the trust has dispatched resources to the scene.
We are currently assessing the situation and working with other members of the emergency services.
Our priority is to ensure people receive the medical help they need as quickly as possible.
Police respond to incident outside synagogue in Manchester
Police have that they were responding to an incident outside a synagogue in Crumpsall, Greater Manchester.
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police did not provide further details but Sky News said there were reports of a stabbing at a synagogue.
According to the Manchester Evening News, a cordon has been set up following a “serious incident” in north Manchester and a road has been closed while officers manage the situation.
Paramedics are on the scene, the newspaper added.
