Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleArmed police officers at the scene near the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue (Peter Byrne/PA)A terrorist attack outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Crumpsall, Greater Manchester, resulted in the deaths of two Jewish men. The attacker, identified as 35-year-old Jihad Al-Shamie, a British citizen of Syrian descent, was shot dead by police following the incident. Three individuals – two men and one woman – have been arrested on suspicion of planning a terror attack in connection with the killings. Al-Shamie, who was not known to police or security services, rammed people with a car and stabbed a man, though worshippers and security staff prevented him from entering the synagogue. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer pledged increased police protection for Jewish communities across the UK while Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham condemned the "horrific antisemitic attack".In fullTerrorist who killed two in Manchester synagogue attack named by policeThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Manchester synagogue terror suspect revealed as police name 35-year-old man
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleArmed police officers at the scene near the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue (Peter Byrne/PA)A terrorist attack outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Crumpsall, Greater Manchester, resulted in the deaths of two Jewish men. The attacker, identified as 35-year-old Jihad Al-Shamie, a British citizen of Syrian descent, was shot dead by police following the incident. Three individuals – two men and one woman – have been arrested on suspicion of planning a terror attack in connection with the killings. Al-Shamie, who was not known to police or security services, rammed people with a car and stabbed a man, though worshippers and security staff prevented him from entering the synagogue. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer pledged increased police protection for Jewish communities across the UK while Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham condemned the "horrific antisemitic attack".In fullTerrorist who killed two in Manchester synagogue attack named by policeThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
