🔗 Share this article Manchester Jewish House of Worship Attack Casualties Identified as Interior Minister Says Assailant Was Not Known to Police The two men killed in yesterday's violent incident on a synagogue in Manchester have been named as fifty-three-year-old Adrian Daulby and 66-year-old Melvin Cravitz, authorities confirmed. Local law enforcement said official confirmation is still pending but their relatives have been notified and family liaison officers are providing assistance. Brief but Violent Attack Occurs The men were lost their lives when an attacker used a car to crash through the premises of the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, then stabbed congregation members in a brief rampage that only ended when specialist police shot at him twice. Additional individuals were critically wounded in the violent incident on Judaism's holiest day, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Perpetrator Named Law enforcement identified the assailant on Thursday night as Jihad al-Shamie, thirty-five, a UK national of Middle Eastern origin. Investigating authorities disclosed that additional individuals – two men in their thirties and a female in her 60s – had been detained “on suspected involvement of commission, preparation and instigation of terrorist activities”. Official Statements The home secretary has stated that the man who perpetrated the violent incident in Greater Manchester was unknown to the security services. “In terms of the attacker, this individual was not known to the intelligence agencies,” said the Home Secretary. “The individual was reportedly been fatally wounded at the location, but the official inquiry will now continue at pace.” Autopsies of the deceased – both of whom are from the local area – will be conducted during the day. Heightened Protection Arrangements MI5 and specialist units will operate at a elevated readiness level in the near future, indicating apprehension that the Manchester synagogue attack may be followed by others. Policing at synagogues across the country is to be increased. Community Effects Perceptions of security in the Britain's Jewish population have deteriorated significantly in the last couple of years, according to the most comprehensive study of British Jews. The research found thirty-five percent of Jewish individuals felt insecure in the UK in the current year, compared with nine percent in 2023. We'll bring you the latest developments on this situation as we receive them.