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Manchester terror attack/ The perpetrator of the massacre was from Syria, had lived in Britain since 2006
2025-10-03 11:04:24 / BOTA
Britain has been shocked by the terrorist attack that took place outside a synagogue in Manchester yesterday, on the holy day of Yom Kippur.
The perpetrator was 35-year-old Syrian-born Jihad Al-Sami, who grew up in a house a few blocks from the temple that was massacred. Al-Sami was shot dead by police minutes after the attack.
Al-Sami had arrived in Britain as a child and had become a citizen in 2006. However, he had never been targeted by the police or joined the radicalisation prevention programme Prevent. He reportedly worked as an English and coding teacher, while neighbours described him as a reclusive and quiet man who avoided social contact.
His father, Faraj Al-Sami, is a traumatologist with experience in NGOs operating in war zones, and in a previous post he had shared a photo of his son holding a baby, evidence that the perpetrator also had family responsibilities.
At 9:31 a.m., the attacker drove his car toward worshippers heading toward the synagogue.
He then emerged armed with a knife and began attacking anyone in his path, according to witnesses. The victims of the attack were two members of the Jewish community, 53-year-old Adrian Dolby and 66-year-old Melvin Kravitz. Three other people were seriously injured, including one who was hit by the car.
The perpetrator was prevented from entering the synagogue thanks to Rabbi Daniel Walker and volunteers who rushed to lock the doors. According to police, the 35-year-old was wearing a vest that was initially thought to contain explosives, but turned out to be non-functional.
In an attempt to stop the attacker, father-of-three Yoni Finley was injured, possibly when police fired at Al-Sami. He underwent surgery and is in stable condition. At the same time, police arrested two men and a woman on suspicion of planning the terrorist act, as part of an investigation into possible accomplices.
The deadly attack was condemned by the entire political and religious leadership. Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis spoke of “a day we hoped we would never see but feared would come”, speaking of “a relentless wave of anti-Semitic hatred”.
The Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, hastily returned from Copenhagen, chaired a meeting of the Cobra committee and pledged to strengthen security in Jewish communities.
"It was a terrorist attack against Jews simply because they are Jews ," he said, expressing admiration for the speed of the police and the heroism of those who prevented a greater tragedy.
From Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the massacre as a "barbaric attack" and assured that "our hearts are with the families of the victims."
Interior Minister Shabana Mahmoud declared herself "shocked by the anti-Semitic terrorist act," stressing that all details will be fully investigated.
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