A terrorist attack which killed two people in Crumpsall on this morning (October 2) has left a ‘deep mark’ on Manchester — but the city’s leaders have vowed they will ‘never let hatred succeed’.
The suburb has been rocked by the incident, which saw police scrambled to Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue shortly after 9.30am.
Greater Manchester Police have since confirmed a car was driven at people outside the building.
Two people were killed in the incident, either hit by the vehicle or stabbed, with another two seriously injured.
One attacker was shot dead by police seven minutes after the 999 call was made. And two other suspects have since been arrested.
00:00On behalf of everybody in Greater Manchester, I would like to thank the Home Secretary for coming here immediately today to provide reassurance to our communities and of course support to Greater Manchester Police.
00:14To the Chief Constable and all of his staff, we would want to say we can't thank you then enough for being on the scene within minutes.
00:26Our firefighters from Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service also provided emergency care at the scene and of course staff from MWAS, Northwest Ambulance Service.
00:37This was an exemplary blue light response.
00:41They were supported by volunteers on the scene from the Community Security Trust and it's an organisation that we owe a huge debt of thanks to that works to keep our communities safe.
00:53Tonight our first thoughts are with the families of those people who died, those injured and those traumatised by this and horrific anti-Semitic attack on our Jewish friends and neighbours.
01:08We condemn it outright. Greater Manchester will never stand aside when one of our communities is attacked.
01:15We ask everyone to show solidarity to the Jewish community this weekend and already we've mobilised through our interfaith network messages of support and solidarity through places of worship.
01:28We always will stand together here in Greater Manchester and we will never let acts that are designed to cause hatred, division in our communities, violence, we will never let them succeed.
01:45And that's our message tonight to everybody across Greater Manchester. Do not let them succeed. Respond by reaching out, by redoubling efforts to work together and stand together in these difficult times.
01:58Well, thank you very much for your attention.
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