Security guard reveals new details of Manchester synagogue attack
Neighbours reported concerns about Jihad Al-Shamie's secretive behavior and reclusiveness years before his terror attack on a Manchester synagogue that killed two people.
- The attack on the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation in Crumpsall was carried out by al-Shamie, who was shot dead by police after two worshippers were killed.
- Neighbours say the family's front garden was used for private gatherings, and residents reported al‑Shamie became reclusive about 20 years ago after brain damage.
- A volunteer security guard confronted the man near the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue during Yom Kippur preparations, and the suspect left then returned in a car that struck the gates before a knife attack.
- Six people have been arrested by counter‑terror officers, three men remain in hospital with serious injuries, and Greater Manchester Police said the IOPC is investigating police gunfire that wounded a victim.
- Amid ongoing inquiries, police had visited the al‑Shamie family home earlier this year over safeguarding concerns, and it emerged he was on police bail under investigation for an alleged rape.
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