LONDON, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Several people were injured in a stabbing incident at a synagogue in Manchester on Thursday, according to Greater Manchester Police.
Police said in a statement that officers were called at 9:31 a.m. local time to the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue on Middleton Road, Crumpsall, after a member of the public reported seeing a car being driven towards pedestrians and one man being stabbed.
Firearms officers arrived on the scene and discharged their weapons at 9:38 a.m., shooting a man believed to be the offender, police confirmed.
According to the statement, four members of the public sustained injuries from both the vehicle and stab wounds.
In a separate statement earlier, the North West Ambulance Service said it was responding to the incident and was "assessing the situation and working with other members of the emergency services."
Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham told the BBC that people should avoid the area but reassured the public that "the immediate danger appears to be over." ■
