Overview

• Greater Manchester’s counterterror unit is leading the case and has detained six people on suspicion of involvement, preparation or encouragement of terrorism.
• Preliminary forensics indicate Adrian Daulby, 53, likely died from a police gunshot, and an Independent Office for Police Conduct review has been requested; another person was wounded by police fire but is not in critical condition.
• The suspected attacker, identified in reporting as Jihad al‑Shamie, is a 35-year-old British citizen of Syrian background whom police believe was influenced by extremist Islamist ideology and who was not previously known to anti-terror officers.
• Police say the assailant drove into worshippers outside Heaton Park synagogue on Yom Kippur, then attacked with a knife while wearing a fake explosive vest, before being shot dead; two people were killed and several others were seriously injured.
• Prime Minister Keir Starmer visited the scene and vowed to protect Jewish communities as security around synagogues was increased nationwide, while political tensions flared at vigils and planned pro-Palestinian demonstrations proceeded despite calls to cancel.