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Family of Manchester synagogue attacker Jihad Al-Shamie condemn 'heinous act'
- On Thursday morning during Yom Kippur, Jihad Al-Shamie, a 35-year-old British citizen of Syrian descent, launched a car and knife attack outside a Manchester synagogue, killing two men and stabbing another.
- Al-Shamie, who came to the UK as a small child and was naturalised by 2006, had no prior security service record or referral to Prevent, and was reportedly out on bail at the time of the attack.
- Neighbors described Al-Shamie as a weightlifter who lived in Langley Crescent, Prestwich, for about 10 years without wife or children, often seen exercising outdoors and sometimes wearing pyjamas and sandals.
- The Al-Shamie family publicly condemned the attack, expressing deep shock and sorrow, distancing themselves, and calling for media respect for their privacy amid prayers for victims and their families.
- The incident prompted solidarity messages from Muslim leaders and the Manchester Council of Mosques, emphasizing unity, peace, and rejection of violence between Muslim and Jewish communities in Manchester.
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