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Good afternoon, I'm Lawrence Taylor, I'm the head of counter-terrorism policing in the UK
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This morning, an appalling attack took place in Grumsall in Manchester. Two people have died
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The attacker has been shot dead by the police. We believe we know their identity, but for safety reasons at the scene we are unable to confirm at this stage
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Three other members of the public are in a serious condition. We have also made two further arrests
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And based on what we know, counter-terrorism policing has declared this as a terrorist incident
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Our specialist teams are now leading the investigation into what happened at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue
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and working closely with Greater Manchester Police. As we do this, those who have been killed and injured are at the forefront of our minds
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as are their families friends and all of those who love them An attack on our Jewish community today on Yom Kippur is devastating
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Communities across the UK would normally be marking this holy day and are now grieving and worried about their safety
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And I want to be clear, UK policing is mobilising, and it's mobilising fast
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Police forces are stepping up patrols across the country, at synagogues and Jewish sites and more widely to provide reassurance to all those communities
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who have been affected by this incident. At Counter Terrorism Police we're deploying all of our capabilities in response to what has happened
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and we have resources from across our network involved. We will ensure every piece of intelligence and line of inquiry is interrogated
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We are working closely with the security services to ensure we have a full intelligence picture
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in the coming days and weeks. Following events in Crumsall today, I would also like to ask the public to remain vigilant
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Please report anything that doesn't feel right to the police and be alert to what is
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happening in your own communities. Thank you
