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Six Held After Manchester Synagogue Attack as Watchdog Probes Police Gunfire

Six suspects remain in custody, with the police watchdog examining whether an officer’s shots killed a congregant during the response.

Overview

  • Counter-terrorism officers are leading the inquiry after Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, rammed worshippers and stabbed victims outside Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation on Yom Kippur before being shot dead by police.
  • Police say one of the two deceased, Adrian Daulby, likely died from police gunfire and another person was also shot and injured, with the IOPC confirming no firearms were used by anyone other than officers.
  • Al-Shamie, a British citizen of Syrian origin, wore a fake explosives belt and may have been influenced by extreme Islamist ideology, according to investigators.
  • A court granted police up to five additional days to question four of the six suspects arrested on terrorism-related offenses as detectives assess possible links or assistance.
  • Greater Manchester Police increased high-visibility patrols at Jewish sites, and protests went ahead in London and Manchester despite appeals to postpone, with police making hundreds of arrests in the capital.