LONDON, October 2. /TASS/. Two of those injured in a car and stabbing attack outside a synagogue in Manchester have died, while the offender is believed to have been shot, the British city’s police reported.

"Greater Manchester Police can confirm two people have died following the major incident outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, Middleton Road, Crumpsall," the police wrote on X. "A third person, a man believed to be the offender, was shot by GMP Firearms Officers and is also believed to be deceased," the police added.

According to GMP, "the bomb disposal unit has been called and is now at the scene." The police cannot yet confirm his condition as the person may still wear a belt stuffed with explosives. Three other members of the public are in a serious condition, the police added.

BBC quoted an eyewitness as saying the offender drove his car into a crowd before jumping out and beginning to stab at the window of a nearby prayer house jammed with people celebrating Yom Kippur with a knife.

A clip circulating in British media shows police officers who swiftly arrived at the scene opened fire at the man. Seconds later, the figure attempted to stand up but fell to the ground after a second shot was fired.

The Daily Telegraph wrote that the police view the incident as a terrorist attack, without elaborating on the attacker’s condition. According to Burnham, it is believed that the perpetrator is dead.

The site of the attack and nearby streets have been cordoned off, with armed police deployed. An investigation is underway. According to Sky News, the law enforcement force declared Operation Plato, the national code word used by police and emergency services in Britain when responding to a "marauding terror attack."

The presumed terror attack occurred on Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, ending a 25-hour period of fasting and prayer.