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A father-of-four who was shot by police during the terrorist attack at Heaton Park synagogue has opened up about the ordeal. Yoni Finlay, 39, helped barricade the door while Jihad Al-Shamie tried to force his way inside, armed with a large knife, on October 2.

Al-Shamie was shot dead by police. However, Mr Finlay and fellow worshipper Adrian Daulby, 53, were hit by a police bullet too.

Mr Daulby sadly died alongside Melvin Cravitz, 66, who suffered stab wounds. Andrew Franks, a volunteer security guard, and Bernard Agyemang, who was also working on security that day, were injured too, but, like Mr Finlay, they luckily survived and are recovering.

Speaking to the Manchester Evening News three weeks after the attack, Mr Finlay insisted that he is 'not a hero' , descri

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