5 d. ago King Charles in Manchester LIVE as he meets synagogue attack survivors

The royal visit takes place 18 days after the terrorist attack at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation in Crumpsall on Yom Kippur

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8 d. ago Manchester Arena bomb plotter pleads not guilty to 'terrorist' attack on prison officers

Hashem Abedi appeared at the Old Bailey by video link

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9 d. ago Chilling moment Manchester synagogue terrorist leaves home on way to fatal attack

CCTV footage shows 35-year-old Jihad Al-Shamie driving away from his home in Prestwich, Manchester hours before he carried out the attack at Heaton Park Congregation Synagogue

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9 d. ago Chilling footage of Manchester synagogue terrorist leaving his house before attack

The clip, captured on a security camera, shows him driving up Langley Hall Road before merging onto Bury Old Road before Al-Shamie, 35, then drove to Heaton Park Synagogue in Crumpsall

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9 d. ago Chilling footage shows Manchester synagogue terrorist driving Kia Picanto away from house before attack

Jihad Al-Shamie was shot dead after the attack at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue

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1 week ago All beliefs are welcome in London – we cannot allow extremists to divide us | Sadiq Khan

Attacks against Jewish and Muslim communities are on the rise, and some politicians are exacerbating tensions by appealing to our worst instinctsSadiq Khan is mayor of LondonFor the first time in three years, hate crime in England and Wales is on the rise. The latest statistics released by the Home Office, showing religiously motivated offences at a record level, are deeply disturbing. But for those who have witnessed some of the appalling scenes on our city’s streets in recent months, they will not be surprising.Over the past two years, Jewish people have faced a rising tide of antisemitism, and the heinous terrorist attack in Manchester on Yom Kippur was a terrible reminder of just how pervasive this poisonous form of hatred continues to be. Between January and June, the Community Security Trust reported more than 1,500 antisemitic incidents. A survey by the Institute for Jewish Policy Research found that 35% of Jewish people feel unsafe in the UK.Sadiq Khan is the mayor of London...

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2 w. ago 'Evil tried to defile these steps... we will not allow that to happen'

Moving vigil held at Heaton Park synagogue a week on from the Crumpsall terrorist attack

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2 w. ago Men hatched terror plot to ‘kill as many Jewish people as they could’, jury hears

Walid Saadaoui and Amar Hussein secured guns and hundreds of ammunition rounds, Preston crown court toldTwo men accused of plotting a terrorist attack in Greater Manchester secured guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition in a plan to “kill as many Jewish people as they could”, jurors have been told.Walid Saadaoui, 38, and Amar Hussein, 52, have gone on trial charged with preparing acts of terrorism between 13 December 2023 and 9 May 2024. The prosecution in the case at Preston crown court alleges that they are Islamic extremists with a “visceral dislike” of Jewish people. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Manchester synagogue terrorist 'seen acting suspiciously' minutes before attack

In previously unheard detail, police said Manchester synagogue terrorist Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, was confronted by the synagogue's security 15 minutes before he launched into the deadly attack

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2 w. ago Manchester synagogue terrorist pledged allegiance to Islamic State in 999 call

Police say Jihad al-Shamie made call to emergency services during attack that resulted in the deaths of two worshippersThe Manchester synagogue terrorist rang 999 during his deadly attack pledging allegiance to the terror group Islamic State, police have said.Jihad al-Shamie, 35, made the call claiming responsibility for the attack after driving his car at worshippers outside Heaton Park synagogue in north Manchester on the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur last week. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Manchester synagogue terrorist called 999 to declare allegiance to IS during attack

Jihad Al-Shamie is understood to have told a 999 caller ‘I have killed Jews in the name of the Islamic State,’ reports say

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2 w. ago Manchester synagogue terrorist 'pledged allegiance to Islamic State' after attack

Manchester synagogue terrorist Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, called 999 and 'pledged allegiance to Islamic State' during the attack, according to counter terrorism police

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2 w. ago The chilling phone call Manchester synagogue terrorist made during attack

"We are continuing to investigate the full circumstances and motivation behind what happened. The investigation is continuing at pace"

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2 w. ago Manchester terrorist called 999 during synagogue attack and told operator: 'I have killed two Jews in name of ISIS'

Hate-filled synagogue terrorist Jihad al-Shamie's voice was revealed for the first time by a woman he wed in an Islamic ceremony - despite already being a married father.

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2 w. ago Synagogue terrorist begged woman to be his “second wife” after hiding secret family

A mum has told how terrorist Jihad Al-Shamie, who carried out the horrific synagogue attack in north Manchester, married her in an Islamic ceremony before later admitting he already had a wife and child.

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2 w. ago Volunteer synagogue security guard who confronted terrorist before deadly attack reveals how killer tried to say he was 'looking for his car'

Ivor Rosenberg, 78, was volunteering as a security guard at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation when Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, launched the fatal attack which killed two worshippers

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2 w. ago Terrorist on his way to synagogue attack: Knifeman is captured on CCTV footage just seconds before he drove his car into worshippers

Just yards from the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Crumpsall, Jihad Al-Shamie's battered hatchback can be seen driving to where worshippers are gathering.

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2 w. ago Police feared Southport killer could be ‘terrorist’ five years before attack

Axel Rudakubana killed Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, at the Taylor Swift-themed dance class.

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2 w. ago Terrorist on his way to synagogue attack: Knifeman is captured on doorbell footage just minutes before he drove his car into worshippers

Two people died when Jihad Al-Shamie launched his rampage at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Crumpsall on Thursday.

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2 w. ago Donald Trump suggests he 'could have stopped 9/11', but no one listened to his warnings

Donald Trump repeated his false claim that he warned about Osama bin Laden a year before the 9/11 attacks, and said he deserves 'credit' for trying to stop the terrorist attack

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