LIVE: Stabbing at Manchester synagogue as police shoot suspect in major incident - updates

A cordon is in place following a stabbing outside a synagogue in north Manchester.

GMP has confirmed the attack happened outside Heaton Park synagogue, on Middleton Road.

The suspect did not gain access to the building. He has been shot at the scene by armed police.

Four people have been injured, police have said.

A GMP spokesperson said: "We’re responding to an incident outside a synagogue on Middleton Road in Manchester.

"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.

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"Paramedics arrived at the scene at 9.41 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."

Paramedics have also been seen in the area. Middleton Road is closed between Wilton Road and Crumpsall Lane.

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The suspect involved in this incident is believed to have acted alone.

He added: "We think of them and their families as they recover from this incident."

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