Police arrest six suspects over possible links to Manchester synagogue terror attack

LONDON — Police are questioning six people arrested on suspicion of terror offenses after two men were killed in a terror attack on a synagogue in northwest England that left Britain’s Jewish community shocked and grieving.

Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, was shot dead by police on Thursday outside the Heaton Park Congregation Synagogue in Manchester after he rammed a car into pedestrians, attacked them with a knife, and tried to force his way into the building.

Three men and three women are arrested in the Greater Manchester area on suspicion of the “commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism,” as police work to determine whether the attacker acted alone. A court grants police five more days to hold four of the suspects: men aged 30 and 32, and women aged 46 and 61. An 18-year-old woman and a 43-year-old man are also being questioned.

Police have not identified those arrested or disclosed their links to Shamie.

Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.