Overview
- Greater Manchester Police named the attacker as 35-year-old Jihad Al‑Shamie, who was shot dead at the scene after a vehicle-ramming and knife assault outside Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation.
- Two worshippers, Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66, were killed during the Yom Kippur attack, and three others were seriously injured.
- Three people are in custody on suspicion of terrorism-related offences as officers increase patrols around Jewish institutions in north Manchester, Bury and Salford.
- Gary Neville posted a video condemning division he said is driven by “angry middle‑aged white men,” criticized recent Union Jack displays, and said he removed a flag from one of his development sites.
- Neville’s comments prompted pushback from some Jewish community members and others, even as he emphasized his patriotism, linked current tensions to Brexit, and called for a return to unity.