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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Jihad Al-Sami, 35, called police after he drove his car into pedestrians and stabbed passersby outside the Heaton Park synagogue, claiming he was working for ISIS.
UK synagogue attacker pledged allegiance to Islamic State group during rampage, police say
Jihad al-Shamie, the man who was shot dead by police during a deadly rampage at a synagogue in England's northwest last week, reportedly claimed he had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group in a phone call to police during the attack, counter terrorism police said Wednesday. Two people were killed in the attack, one accidentally shot by police as he barricaded the place of worship.
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Synagogue killer rang 999 pledging Islamic State allegiance during attack
Synagogue killer Jihad Al-Shamie rang 999 during his deadly attack pledging allegiance to the so-called Islamic State terror group, police have said.
U.K. synagogue attacker claimed allegiance to Islamic State in call to police, reports say
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 Greater Manchester area
The perpetrator of the attack on a synagogue in Manchester, killed by the police, is a 35-year-old British citizen of Syrian descent.
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