What footage tells us about Manchester synagogue attack

BBC Verify analyses footage circulating online showing the moment police opened fire on a suspect at a Manchester synagogue. Merlyn Thomas reports.

Graphics by Mark Edwards.

11 hours ago

Manchester

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Two men dressed in black pointing at each other during an argument at a police station

CCTV captures moment rapists turn on each other

Naheem Akram and Nisar Hussain are captured on CCTV arguing with each other at Bury Police Station.

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Andy Burnham, with short dark hair and black glasses, wears a black jumper with a black and yellow bee badge pinned to it and leans into a purple microphone with BBC Radio Manchester branding on it in front of a picture of the Beetham Tower and Manchester's skyline

Watch in full: Burnham on leadership speculation

Greater Manchester’s mayor answers questions on his comments about he Labour leadership.

8 days agoManchester

A street under water. The water is a murky brown colour.

Burst water main wreaks havoc as roads flooded

Roads in Urmston are closed by Greater Manchester Police after water levels begin to rise.

22 Sep 2025Manchester

A close up shot of a man's arms, he is holding a biscuit

Asylum seekers speak to BBC from inside house facing local opposition

Wigan has no asylum hotels but 900 homes in multiple occupation (HMOs), some of which house asylum seekers.

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Singer-songwriter Lusaint in BBC Radio Manchester studio wearing glasses, headphones in front of a microphone. She is smiling.

Singer-songwriter Lusaint passes Northern test

Stretford singer Lusaint is spending so much time in France – has she forgotten her Northern roots?

7 Sep 2025Manchester

Archie the golden retriever is being fussed by children

Golden retriever Archie ‘gives kids confidence’

Emotional support dog Archie is a finalist in the BBC’s Make A Difference Awards’ animal category.

4 Sep 2025Manchester

Oasis: ‘I don’t know how my dad and uncle do it’

Anaïs Gallagher says she is “knackered” after watching a dozen of her dad Noel and uncle Liam’s gigs.

28 Aug 2025Manchester

Armed police storm an apartment. They are wearing black clothing with Policia written on it

Watch: Moment police arrest drugs kingpin in Spain

Officers tracked drugs kingpin Jamie Rothwell down to his Spanish hideout and arrested him.

14 Aug 2025Manchester

Two men on a motorbike with faces covered wearing dark clothes ride past a silver car and lamppost

CCTV shows moments before motorbike mows down woman

Former Wigan Athletic youth player, Kian Monks, 21, is jailed for riding into the 70-year-old woman.

25 Jul 2025Manchester

‘This is history right here’: Oasis fans queue for Manchester gig

The Gallagher brothers are set to play five sold-out shows at Heaton Park on 11, 12, 16, 19 and 20 July

11 Jul 2025Manchester

Noel Gallagher, with short fringed hair and wearing a red, white, blue and black striped shirt, stands outside the brikc-built home of his mother

‘I hope they get relegated so I can buy the club’

Back in 1996, Noel Gallagher’s quick wit saw him suggest he might purchase his beloved Man City.

11 Jul 2025Manchester

Weather presenter stands in front of screen wearing blue bucket hat and beige shirt and jeans. There is a weather forecast on the screen behind her.

Weather forecast for Heaton Park ahead of Oasis gigs

It will be less Cloudburst and more Turn Up The Sun for the band’s Manchester homecoming on Friday.

10 Jul 2025Manchester

Man wearing all black aims a gun at a man on an e-bike in front of a red taxi with the back doors open in the street.

Footage shows moment man fires gun in taxi chase

Ethan Glasgow-Lattibeaudiere fired shots at two people after chasing a taxi on an e-bike.

2 Jul 2025Manchester

Jason Manford in a blue t-shirt and cap on a padel court smiling at the camera

Jason Manford launches padel academy for children

The comedian says he wants to make padel more accessible for children of all backgrounds.

20 Jun 2025Manchester

Tattoos showing Manchester's landmarks with Oasis sign and There is a light that never goes out also written on it along with Old Trafford stand and Castlefield Viaduct

Man’s Manchester love affair leads to unique tattoo

A man from Switzerland who has visited the city more than 50 times decided on the unique body art.

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People in Manchester welcome the relocation of the Brits to their city

‘We’ve got the vibe’, say Mancunians welcoming Brit Awards

People in the city’s Northern Quarter say the Brit Awards’ relocation from London is a “great thing”.

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Liz White, wearing a dark blue England tracksuit and a dark blue top, stares away from the camera in the play Dear England

‘Gareth made football more appealing for me’

Dear England actress Liz White says the former England boss made her like football more.

29 May 2025Manchester

The Roman Catholic Bishop of Salford, the Rt Rev John Arnold, is dressed in black. He has grey, parted hair and is wearing glasses

Bishop ‘can see Pope Leo XIV coming to the UK’

The Roman Catholic Bishop of Salford welcomes the election of the first Pope from the United States.

9 May 2025Manchester

Anna Barrow, with brown hair and a striped white and gold shirt, sits in a wheelchair speaking into a computer mounted on a stand

MND patient says recording voice was ’emotional’

Anna Barrow, from Eccles, who was diagnosed two years ago, recorded a “voice bank” for the future.

28 Mar 2025Manchester

Roof sags as rubbles, brick and dust falls from top floor of building

Watch: Building collapses in busy village centre

Crowds gasp as bricks fall and parts of the three-storey building in Hale collapses in on itself.

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What footage tells us about the synagogue attack