US EditionManchester synagogue killer 'pledged allegiance to Islamic State' during attack, police say
Jihad Al-Shamie killed two men and injured four during a Yom Kippur attack, calling police to pledge allegiance to Islamic State before being shot by officers.
- On October 2, 2025, Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, attacked Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, driving into worshippers and stabbing others during Yom Kippur.
- Counter Terrorism Policing North West said Al-Shamie called 999 during the attack to pledge allegiance to the so-called Islamic State and may have been influenced by Islamic State videos.
- Doorbell footage showed him near a black Kia Picanto at 09:22, and police were alerted at 09:31 after his car hit a wall during the attack.
- Investigators say two congregation members died: Melvin Cravitz, 66, and Adrian Daulby, 53, with Daulby believed hit by police gunfire; four people arrested and three hospitalised.
- Britain's Jewish community responded with grief and a protest outside Manchester Cathedral on Oct. 5, 2025, as commentators called it one of Europe's worst antisemitic attacks since October 7, 2023.
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UK synagogue attacker claimed allegiance to IS in call to police
The man whose attack on a synagogue in northern England last week resulted in the deaths of two Jewish worshippers phoned police minutes afterwards to say he was acting for Islamic State, investigators said on Wednesday. Jihad Al-Shamie, a 35-year-old British citizen of Syrian descent, made the call after driving a car into pedestrians and attacking people with a knife at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in the Crumpsall district, p…
Manchester synagogue attacker ‘pledged allegiance to ISIS’ in 999 call
Counter Terrorism Police have said that Manchester synagogue attacker, Jihad al-Shamie, pledged allegiance to the ISIS in a 999 call after the attack. Al-Shamie, 35, made the phone call to emergency services after he drove his car into Jewish worshippers and hit a wall, Counter Terrorism Police North West confirmed. The British citizen of Syrian descent […] The post Manchester synagogue attacker ‘pledged allegiance to ISIS’ in 999 call appeared …
UK Synagogue Terrorist Had Three Wives, Swore Allegiance to Islamic State.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Syrian immigrant Jihad al-Shamie, who carried out a deadly attack at Heaton Park Hebrew Synagogue in Manchester, England, is revealed to have been an Islamic State (ISIS) acolyte with three wives.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Jihad al-Shamie, British police officers, and British Jews, including attack victims Melvin Cravitz and Adrian Daulby.WHEN & WHERE: The morning of Thursday, October 2, outside Heaton Park Hebrew Synagogue in …
UK Synagogue Attacker Claimed Allegiance to ISIS in Call to Police
LONDON–The man whose attack on a synagogue in northern England last week resulted in the deaths of two Jewish worshippers phoned police minutes afterward to say he was acting for the ISIS terrorist group, investigators said on Wednesday. Jihad Al-Shamie, a 35-year-old British citizen of Syrian descent, made the call after driving a car into pedestrians and attacking people with a knife at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in the Crum…
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