Manchester Synagogue Attack Kills Two, Attacker Shot Dead

Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, carried out a terror attack on Yom Kippur at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, ramming a black Kia Picanto into worshippers and then stabbing people, killing two men — Melvin Cravitz, 66, and Adrian Daulby, 53 — and seriously injuring others. Doorbell and street-camera footage appears to show him leaving after an earlier confrontation with congregants and then returning moments later to begin the assault; volunteer security guard Ivor Rosenberg, 78, and other congregants had confronted him beforehand. Armed officers shot Al-Shamie dead within minutes amid fears he was wearing an explosive device that was later found to be fake. Police and counter-terrorism teams have arrested several people as the investigation continues, and reports say Al-Shamie was on bail for rape; a former girlfriend has alleged he stalked, groomed and threatened her. The local Jewish community has been left shaken, and volunteers’ actions are credited with limiting further casualties.