Overview

• Greater Manchester Police say six people are in custody on suspicion of commission, preparation and instigation of terrorism offences, with warrants allowing four to be held for up to five more days.
• Those held under extended warrants include two men aged 30 and 32 and a 61-year-old woman arrested in Farnworth, while an 18-year-old woman and a 43-year-old man remain under questioning.
• Investigators state that attacker Jihad Al‑Shamie may have been influenced by extreme Islamist ideology as counter‑terrorism inquiries continue.
• A former partner alleges Al‑Shamie groomed her, made her watch ISIS videos, expressed a desire to join the group, and sent abusive messages reported by the Manchester Evening News.
• On Yom Kippur, Al‑Shamie drove into worshippers outside Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation before a knife attack while wearing a fake vest, killing Melvin Cravitz, 66, and Adrian Daulby, 53, before being shot dead by armed police.