Taylor stated that the police had detained another three people, a man and two women aged 18 to about 40 years old. This means that now The number of people detained on charges of committing, preparing and inciting terrorist acts increased to six.
The police revealed that, according to Al-Sham witnesses, he was noticed under the synagogue Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation, because “suspected”. He was detained by building bodyguards, then left. At that time there were no alarming phones to the police.
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Details of the attack on the synagogue in Manchester
The bomber returned 15 minutes later to carry out an attack, entering the crowd by car, and then hurt a few people with a knife. At that time, there was a large number of faithful in the synagogue, but as Taylor emphasized, “thanks to the courage of security guards, the faithful and the quick reaction of the police,” the attacker failed to get inside. The man was shot by armed officers.
During the event, two men from the Jewish community were also killed, including one as a result of shots fired by policemen. There are three people in the hospital, one of them was injured as a result of a shooting.
The services confirmed that Al-Shamie was not previously known to anti-terrorist teams, but he was at freedom. Earlier he was accused of rape.
In the text published in the evening in the London Jewish weekly “The Jewish Chronicle” Prime Minister of Great Britain Keir Starmer again appealed to people organizing propalastine protests in Manchester and London this weekend, so that they “respect the mourning of British Jews”because in his opinion demonstrations can cause even greater pain for people in mourning.
The campaign against anti -Semitism announced that on October 9, a week after a terrorist attack, plans to organize a demonstration under the office of the head of the government on Downing Street. The organizers call the prime minister to “ban extremist protests, pull the heads of police responsibility, force regulatory bodies to take action and guarantee that universities and media will take responsibility for the tolerated atmosphere of hatred.”
The attack on the synagogue in Manchester took place in Jom Kipur, the Holy Day in the Jewish religious calendar.
