Authorities identified the suspect in a Thursday attack on a Manchester, England, synagogue as Jihad al Shamie, Sky News reported.
Al-Shamie allegedly rammed his car into the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue and began stabbing people, killing two men Thursday morning before being shot dead by police, according to Sky News. Police were reportedly seeking to determine a motive for the attack.
#UPDATE from Counter Terrorism Policing following in response to today’s incident on Middleton Road, Crumpsall
The investigation into the attack outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in north Manchester this morning continues.
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“We are now able to confirm that, although formal identification is yet to take place, we believe the person responsible for today’s attacks is 35-year-old Jihad Al-Shamie. He is a British citizen of Syrian descent,” the Greater Manchester Police said in a statement. “A suspicious device worn by the attacker during the incident has been assessed and was deemed not to be viable.”
The police also stated they had taken three people into custody on charges related to the attack but did not identify them.
“We can confirm that three suspects are currently in custody and have been arrested on suspicion of commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism,” the Greater Manchester Police said in their statement. “They are two men in their 30s and a woman in her 60s.”
In an earlier statement, police credited a “member of the public” with preventing al Shamie from entering the synagogue where worshippers were taking part in a Yom Kippur service.
“We are working to understand the motivation behind the attack as the investigation continues,” the Greater Manchester Police said in their Thursday evening statement.
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