Overview

• Manchester Evening News published a voicemail that for the first time publicly reveals Jihad Al‑Shamie’s voice, in which he calls a woman his “second wife,” apologizes for being “angry,” and invokes religious forgiveness.
• Police say Al‑Shamie was seen acting suspiciously outside Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation before leaving and returning 15 minutes later in a vehicle to launch a knife‑and‑car attack reported at 9.31am.
• Two worshippers, Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66, were killed and four people were injured on Yom Kippur before armed officers shot Al‑Shamie dead outside the synagogue.
• Counter Terrorism Policing North West is leading the investigation, with officers stating Al‑Shamie was not previously known to counter‑terror units, had a criminal history, and may have been influenced by an extreme Islamist mindset.
• Authorities say multiple suspects remain detained on terrorism‑related allegations, and the police watchdog is examining whether one fatality may have resulted from officer gunfire.