URGENT: Manchester Synagogue Attacker Identified as Jihad Al-Shamie

BREAKING NEWS: Manchester Synagogue Attacker Identified as Jihad Al-Shamie Police have named the attacker who killed two people at a synagogue in Manchester as 35-year-old British man Jihad Al-Shamie, of Syrian descent. He was shot dead outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall at 09:38. Two men were killed and three others injured when a car was driven at people outside the temple before a knife attack. The incident has been declared a "terrorist incident" by police. Al-Shamie's motive is not yet clear, but Greater Manchester Police (GMP) say they are investigating all possible circumstances surrounding the attack. Three people have been arrested as part of the investigation: two men in their 30s and a woman in her 60s. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to deploy additional police assets at synagogues across the country following the attack. The incident is being treated with the utmost seriousness by authorities. This is a developing story, and we will provide updates as more information becomes available. *This is a developing story. Updates will be provided as more information becomes available. Based on reporting from Bbc.*