At least two people were killed and three others seriously injured in a combined car ramming and stabbing attack outside a synagogue in Manchester, northern England, on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, news agency ANI reported, citing CNN.

The incident took place in Crumpsall, north of the city, when a car was deliberately driven at members of the public and a man was stabbed. Greater Manchester Police said the suspected attacker is believed to have died after being shot by armed officers.