In the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester on October 2. Worshippers gathered outside to celebrate the Yom Kippur, the highest holy day of the Jewish calendar, when stabbings erupted immediately outside the synagogue. Two people lost their lives while three others were injured in what has now been declared a terrorist act. The authorities were quickly awakened to the scene, but the horror inflicted will take much longer to heal.

Who is Jihad Al-Shamie?

The alleged perpetrator of the attack is the 35-year-old British national of Syrian origin Jihad Al-Shamie. The Formal identification is pending, but Greater Manchester Police are confident they have named him as the killer. Officials stated he had no connection with the UK’s Prevent program which monitors individuals w

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