Terrorist who killed two in Manchester synagogue attack named by police
Manchester synagogue terror suspect revealed as police name 35-year-old man
- A terrorist attack outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Crumpsall, Greater Manchester, resulted in the deaths of two Jewish men.
- The attacker, identified as 35-year-old Jihad Al-Shamie, a British citizen of Syrian descent, was shot dead by police following the incident.
- Three individuals – two men and one woman – have been arrested on suspicion of planning a terror attack in connection with the killings.
- Al-Shamie, who was not known to police or security services, rammed people with a car and stabbed a man, though worshippers and security staff prevented him from entering the synagogue.
- Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer pledged increased police protection for Jewish communities across the UK while Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham condemned the "horrific antisemitic attack".