Emergency services at the scene of a stabbing at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue, in Crumpsall, Manchester. (Pic credit: AP)

Multiple people were stabbed on Thursday at a synagogue in the UK’s Crumpsall. Greater Manchester Police arrived at the scene after they got a call from a witness who saw a car being driven towards members of the public and one man being stabbed. According to police, four people have been reported injured, and a man, believed to be the suspect, was shot by cops.Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, told the BBC that it is a “serious incident” and advised people to “avoid the area.”

Emergency services at the scene of a stabbing at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue, in Crumpsall. (Pic credit: AP)

“At the same time, I can give some assurance that the immediate danger appears to be over,” he told BBC. According to Burnham, the incident was dealt “effectively” by the police.Cops were alerted to the incident at 9:31 am (0831 GMT) and paramedics were treating “four members of the public with injuries caused by both the vehicle and stab wounds,” the police said on X.

The North West Ambulance Service confirmed to BBC that it is a major incident.The incident took place on Yom Kippur, which is known to be the holiest day in the Jewish religious calendar.