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Police Name Syrian-British Suspect After Deadly Manchester Synagogue Attack

Police are treating the attack as terrorism after confirming two deaths with three seriously injured.

Overview

  • A 35-year-old Syrian-British man was identified by police as the suspect, with UK media naming him as Jihad Alshami.
  • Two men and one woman were detained in connection with the case as inquiries continued into motive.
  • Two people were killed and three were seriously injured after a car-ramming was followed by a stabbing outside a synagogue on Yom Kippur.
  • The suspect was shot by responding officers at the scene, and bomb-disposal units examined a suspicious device reported on his person.
  • Prime Minister Keir Starmer cut short a trip, convened a COBRA meeting, and ordered heightened security at synagogues nationwide.