U.K. police say deadly rampage at Manchester synagogue was terrorist attack
- Two people were killed, and four others were injured in a terrorist attack outside Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Manchester on Yom Kippur, according to police reports.
- The suspect, Jihad Al-Shamie, was shot dead by police after attacking worshippers with a knife and driving into a crowd.
- Laurence Taylor, head of UK counter-terrorism policing, classified the incident as a terrorist attack and confirmed that two additional arrests were made in connection with it.
- Local leaders, including Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, condemned the attack and pledged support and increased security measures for the Jewish community.
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Police ID Dead Attacker at UK Synagogue; 3 Held
Police in England announced Thursday that the dead assailant responsible for the Yom Kippur attack outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in north Manchester was a British citizen of Syrian descent. Further, three people have been arrested and remain in custody on suspicion of commission, preparation, and instigation of acts of terrorism: two men in their 30s and a woman in her 60s, Greater Manchester Police said in a statement. …

Manchester synagogue killer named, as police arrest third terror suspect
A British citizen of Syrian descent has been identified as the man who police shot dead outside a synagogue, where he launched a terror attack that left two people dead and four in hospital.
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