Police arrest 49‑year‑old over Manchester synagogue attack

Counterterrorism officers in northwest England have arrested a 49-year-old man in connection with the fatal 2025 attack on a Manchester synagogue. The arrest, made on Tuesday evening at an address on St James Road in Salford, marks the eighth detention in the ongoing investigation.

The man was taken into custody on suspicion of failing to disclose information regarding terrorist activity, an offense under Section 38B of the Terrorism Act 2000. Authorities stated the arrest relates directly to the attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue on the morning of October 2, 2025.

During that incident, 35-year-old Jihad Al-Shamie, a Syrian-born British citizen, drove a vehicle into the synagogue gates in the Crumpsall area before entering the building armed with a knife and wearing what was later determined to be a non-viable fake explosive device. The attack occurred while the synagogue was occupied by people observing Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.

Two worshippers, 53-year-old Adrian Daulby and 66-year-old Melvin Cravitz, were killed. Three other men sustained serious injuries and were hospitalized; all have since been released. The attacker was shot...