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Synagogue attacker named as Jihad Al-Shamie, a British citizen of Syrian descent
Jihad Al-Shamie, a British citizen of Syrian descent, killed two and injured four in a car and knife attack at a Manchester synagogue on Yom Kippur, police said.
- On Thursday, at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, Crumpsall, a man used a vehicle and knife, killing two people and seriously injuring four members of the public.
- Amid growing concern about antisemitism, authorities say security at synagogues has increased in recent years as rising anti-Semitism prompts calls for stronger protection.
- Photos and police reports show the attacker wearing a vest that appeared to be an explosive device, and a bomb squad later assessed the device as not viable.
- Counter-Terrorism policing declared a terrorist incident and three people were arrested on suspicion of terrorism, while Sir Keir Starmer, Prime Minister, chaired an emergency Cobra meeting.
- Victims remain unidentified as Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed more visible police protection and unity for the Jewish community, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered condolences.
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British police have released the identity of the suspect in the deadly attack at a synagogue in Manchester. He is identified as 35-year-old Jihad al-Shamie, a British citizen of Syrian descent.
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UK Terrorist Who Killed Two People Outside Synagogue in Manchester Has Been Identified as British Citizen of Syrian Descent Named 'Jihad'
Jihad Al-Shamie holding a knife and wearing a IED belt, before getting shot and killed by police. A terrorist called Jihad. Just when failing Prime Minister Keir Starmer was out criticizing ‘shocking Met police racism‘, a British citizen of Syrian descent drove his car into a synagogue in Manchester, stepped out of the vehicle wearing a suicide belt (bomb), stabbed two people to death before being taken out by armed police. Once again, Starmer l…
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