Manchester Police Extend Custody for Four Synagogue Attack Terror Suspects

Police in Manchester have been granted additional custody time to question four individuals arrested on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts related to the synagogue attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue. The attack, which occurred on Yom Kippur, resulted in two deaths: Jihad al Shamie, the attacker who was shot dead by police, and Adrian Daulby, a congregant believed to have been accidentally shot by police while trying to stop the attacker, alongside Melvin Cravitz, another worshipper who died during the incident. Three men remain hospitalized with serious injuries following the car and knife assault. Authorities have arrested six individuals in total—three men and three women—whose detention and investigation are ongoing as police seek to determine if the attacker acted alone. The investigation is led by Counter Terrorism Policing North West, supported by resources from national counterterrorism networks and Greater Manchester Police. The attack has deeply affected Britain’s Jewish community and heightened concerns about antisemitism amid recent geopolitical tensions.