US EditionMan arrested at Manchester airport over attack on Heaton Park synagogue
The arrest marks the seventh in the investigation into the October 2 synagogue attack that killed two worshippers and injured three others, police said.
- On November 27, a 31-year-old man was arrested at Manchester Airport after arriving on an inbound flight around midday and remains in custody on suspicion of terrorism related to the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue attack.
- The attack on October 2 was carried out by Jihad Al Shamie at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue during Yom Kippur, killing Melvin Cravitz and Adrian Daulby and injuring three other men.
- Assistant Chief Constable Rob Potts said officers from Counter Terrorism Policing North West arrested the man around midday and police urged witnesses to use the Major Incident Public Portal or call 0161 856 3946.
- Loved ones of Adrian Daulby and Melvin Cravitz have been informed, and police welfare support is offered to witnesses as the latest arrest brings the total to seven.
- Members of the public are urged to check updates and sign up for alerts while authorities continue investigations, with an earlier 30-year-old man on bail, police say.
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Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British police arrested a man Thursday on suspicion of involvement in an attack outside a synagogue last month that left two worshippers dead. The Metropolitan Police in Manchester said the 31-year-old was detained at Manchester Airport on suspicion of “commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism” after arriving on a flight. Jihad Al-Shamie, a British man born in Syria, was shot dead by police on O…
Man arrested on suspicion of involvement in Manchester synagogue attack that killed two
Two congregation members were killed in the Yom Kippur attack, one of whom was accidentally shot by a police officer as congregants barricaded the synagogue to block the attacker from entering, who was killed by police. The man was detained on suspicion of 'commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism'
He is suspected of "perpetrating, preparing or inciting" terrorist acts in connection with the attack on the synagogue, which resulted in two deaths and three serious injuries.
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