Stabbing attack at Manchester synagogue - in pictures


  • Police officers work at the scene of a terror attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Crumpsall, Greater Manchester, in which two people were killed. EPA
    Police officers work at the scene of a terror attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Crumpsall, Greater Manchester, in which two people were killed. EPA
  • Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria visit the scene. Police named the suspect, who officers shot dead, as British citizen Jihad Al-Shamie. AFP
    Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria visit the scene. Police named the suspect, who officers shot dead, as British citizen Jihad Al-Shamie. AFP
  • A woman places bunches of flowers and tribute messages outside the synagogue. PA
    A woman places bunches of flowers and tribute messages outside the synagogue. PA
  • Police at the entrance to a property in Prestwich linked to the investigation. PA
    Police at the entrance to a property in Prestwich linked to the investigation. PA
  • Armed police stand outside the synagogue. AFP
    Armed police stand outside the synagogue. AFP
  • A bomb disposal robot works by a car with a broken windshield at the scene. Reuters
    A bomb disposal robot works by a car with a broken windshield at the scene. Reuters
  • Members of the Jewish community speak to a police officer. PA
    Members of the Jewish community speak to a police officer. PA
  • Soldiers work by a bomb disposal van. AFP
    Soldiers work by a bomb disposal van. AFP
  • Members of the community comfort each other. AFP
    Members of the community comfort each other. AFP
  • Soldiers prepare a bomb disposal robot. AFP
    Soldiers prepare a bomb disposal robot. AFP
  • An armed officer at the scene. PA
    An armed officer at the scene. PA
  • A member of the public is helped from the scene. AP
    A member of the public is helped from the scene. AP
  • A helicopter flies over the synagogue. AFP
    A helicopter flies over the synagogue. AFP