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Synagogue killer told of support for IS in 999 call
Western Mail
|October 09, 2025
SYNAGOGUE Killer Jihad Al-Shamie rang 999 during his deadly attack pledging allegiance to the so-called Islamic State terror group, police have said.
The 35-year-old made the call claiming responsibility for the attack after driving at worshippers in his car outside Heaton Park Hebrew Synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester, last Thursday morning as Jewish worshippers attended for the holy day of Yom Kippur.
He then attacked others with a knife and tried to storm the synagogue, wearing a fake suicide belt.
This story is from the October 09, 2025 edition of Western Mail.
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