Two dead after car rams Heaton Park synagogue, stabbing attack

Two men were killed and several others injured on Thursday morning outside Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Crumpsall, north Manchester, when a man drove a car into worshippers and then attacked people with a knife during Yom Kippur services, police and local officials said. The attacker, identified by police as 35 year old Jihad AlShamie, was shot dead at the scene. The two men who died have been named as Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66.

Greater Manchester Police said AlShamie drove a Kia into a group outside the synagogue, then exited the vehicle and began stabbing people. Witnesses reported he wore what appeared to be a suicide belt and tried to force entry, striking a window before being confronted by worshippers and security staff. Armed officers arrived and shot the attacker; police said the shooter was killed at the scene and that officers were on site within minutes of receiving reports. Police believe Daulby, who had rushed to barricade the synagogue doors, was inadvertently struck by police gunfire while helping to prevent the attacker from entering.

Cravitz, who was serving as a security guard at the synagogue that morning, and Daulby were both...