A hero rabbi stopped the Manchester synagogue attacker from getting inside the building by barricading the doors.

Rabbi Daniel Walker jumped into action after the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue came under attack.

He blocked the entrance of the "packed" building, protecting those inside, as the incident unfolded on the outside.

Dramatic pictures showed the attacker, who police say had been "armed with a bomb", attempting to smash his way into the synagogue before being shot.

Chava Lewin, who was in the synagogue, told The Daily Mail: "My friend saw him crash the car near the synagogue.

"At first, she thought he'd had a heart attack. Then he got out and started stabbing everyone he could get to.

"Rabbi Walker was incredibly calm, he shut the doors to the synagogue to stop him getting inside.

"He barricaded everyone inside. He is a hero, this could have been even worse."

The rabbi shut the doors to the synagogue, preventing the attacker from getting inside