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British police say they believe the man responsible for the deadly attack at a synagogue in Manchester was a 35-year-old British citizen of Syrian descent. In a statement, Greater Manchester Police identified the man as Jihad Al-Shamie, who was shot and killed by officers. Police also said that three people have been arrested on suspicion of commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism. They are two men in their 30s and a woman in her 60s. An assailant drove a car into people outside a synagogue Thursday in northern England and then began stabbing them, killing two and seriously wounding four in what police called a terrorist attack on the holiest day of the Jewish year. Officers shot and killed the suspect in Manchester, police said, though authorities took some time to confirm he was dead because he was wearing a vest that made it appear as if he had explosives. Police later said he did not have a bomb. The Metropolitan Police force in London, which leads the ...
India on Thursday condemned the deadly terror attack on a synagogue in Britain's Manchester, and said it is yet another grim reminder of the challenge the world is facing from the "evil forces of terrorism". Two people were killed when an assailant drove a car into people outside the Heaton Park Synagogue in Manchester and then stabbed them. New Delhi said it stands in solidarity with the people of the United Kingdom in this moment of grief. "We condemn the terror attack on the Heaton Park Synagogue in Manchester, during Yom Kippur services today," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said. "It is particularly saddening that this heinous act was committed on the International Day of Non-violence," he said on X. "This attack is yet another grim reminder of the challenge we face from the evil forces of terrorism, which the global community must combat and defeat through united and concerted action," Jaiswal said. He said India's thoughts and prayers are with the .