Jihad al-Shamie told security staff ‘You’re very brave’ before ramming gates and knifing worshippers

Attacker, 35, who was shot dead after attack, was described as ordinary by neighbours and became a father last year

Counter terror police also say Al-Shamie may have been influenced by "extreme Islamist ideology".

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Alan Levy watched on in horror as the Syrian-born terrorist drove his car at Jewish worshippers before launching a bloodthirsty knife attack while wearing a fake suicide vest on…

Jihad al-Shamie told security staff ‘You’re very brave’ before ramming gates and knifing worshippers

Just yards from the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Crumpsall, Jihad Al-Shamie's battered hatchback can be seen driving to where worshippers are gathering.

Ivor Rosenberg, 78, was volunteering as a security guard at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation when Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, launched the attack which killed two worshippers.

Footage given to the BBC shows a man matching the description of the attacker given by witnesses.

Hate-filled synagogue terrorist Jihad al-Shamie's voice was revealed for the first time by a woman he wed in an Islamic ceremony - despite already being a married father.

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…

Police say Jihad al-Shamie made call to emergency services during attack that resulted in the deaths of two worshippers

Police said Jihad al-Shamie called emergency services to declare allegiance to armed group as he carried out the attack.

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Jihad al-Shamie, 35, called police in the initial stages of the attack last Thursday