Mayor says it is believed that the suspect in British synagogue incident is dead

LONDON (AP) — The mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham says authorities believe that the suspect in the stabbing and car ramming incident at a synagogue in the British city is “deceased.”

Speaking to BBC Radio Manchester Thursday, the mayor said it “is believed that the offender is deceased, although it’s not confirmed.”

He said that as a result a “degree of reassurance can be given that it’s not a developing, an ongoing, incident.”

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