Overview

• Counter Terrorism Policing North West confirmed the attacker phoned police during the assault to pledge allegiance to the so‑called Islamic State, with inquiries continuing at pace.
• Multiple outlets report he told the operator, “I have killed two Jews in the name of the Islamic State,” a phrasing authorities have not quoted directly but have acknowledged as a pledge.
• Two worshippers, Melvin Cravitz, 66, and Adrian Daulby, 53, were killed; Daulby died from police gunfire during efforts to stop the attacker, and the IOPC is investigating the shooting that also wounded Yoni Finlay.
• Police say six people were arrested under terrorism laws in connection with the case, with two released without charge and four still in custody after a court granted extended questioning.
• A voicemail published by media captures the attacker addressing a woman he married in an Islamic ceremony, as reports detail he was on bail for an alleged rape, had a criminal history, and was not previously known to counter‑terror units.