What we know about the attack: Worshippers helped stop suspect entering synagogue

Two Jewish individuals have tragically lost their lives in a car ramming and stabbing event at a Manchester synagogue on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Police are treating the incident as a terror attack and believe the assailant, Jihad Al-Shamie, a 35-year-old British citizen of Syrian descent, acted alone. This attack has sparked nationwide security concerns, with additional police assets being deployed at synagogues across the UK to protect the Jewish community.