Manchester's Synagogue Attack Casualties Named as Interior Minister Confirms Assailant Was Unknown to Police
Both men fatally wounded in Thursday's violent incident on a Jewish temple in Manchester have been identified as 53-year-old Adrian Daulby and sixty-six-year-old Melvin Cravitz, authorities confirmed.
Greater Manchester police stated formal identification is still pending but their relatives have been informed and family liaison officers are providing assistance.
Brief but Violent Attack Unfolds
The victims were lost their lives when an perpetrator used a car to crash through the premises of the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in north Manchester, then stabbed worshippers in a six-minute rampage that only ended when specialist police shot at him twice.
Additional individuals were critically wounded in the attack on Judaism's holiest day, the most sacred occasion in the Jewish calendar.
Attacker Named
Police identified the assailant on Thursday night as the 35-year-old, thirty-five, a British citizen of Syrian descent.
Greater Manchester police revealed that three other people – two men in their thirties and a female in her sixties – had been detained “on suspicion of commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism”.
Official Statements
The interior minister has stated that the individual who perpetrated the violent incident in Greater Manchester was unknown to the police.
“Regarding the attacker, this individual was unknown to the intelligence agencies,” commented the Home Secretary.
“He has obviously been shot dead at the scene, but the police investigations will now continue at pace.”
Autopsies of the deceased – both of whom are from the local area – will be conducted during the day.
Increased Security Arrangements
The security service and specialist units will operate at a heightened state of alert in the coming weeks, indicating concern that the recent violent incident may be replicated elsewhere.
Policing at synagogues nationwide is to be enhanced.
Community Effects
Feelings of safety in the Britain's Jewish community have deteriorated significantly in the recent period, according to the most comprehensive study of UK Jewish residents.
The investigation found thirty-five percent of Jews felt unsafe in Britain in the current year, compared with nine percent in 2023.
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