"The Manchester synagogue terrorist was intimidating, aggressive and controlling but showed no sign of extremism before carrying out his lethal antisemitic attack, one of his wives has said. The woman, who married Jihad al-Shamie in an Islamic ceremony in 2021, said the 35-year-old was glued to his phone watching Arabic news channels but did not appear to be on the path to terror."
"Police revealed on Wednesday that Shamie who was not on the radar of counter-terror officers called 999 and pledged allegiance to the extremist group Islamic State during his deadly assault last week. His wife told the Guardian she now believes he was living a lie with his religion and that he had never seemed radicalised during their turbulent three-year relationship."
"Shamie, who was born in Syria but moved to Britain as a child, led a complex and increasingly chaotic life before he attacked a Heaton Park synagogue in north Manchester on Yom Kippur last week, leading to the deaths of two worshippers. The Guardian revealed last week that the killer was on police bail for an alleged rape at the time of the attack."
He appeared intimidating, aggressive and controlling but displayed no clear signs of radicalisation before carrying out an antisemitic attack at a Heaton Park synagogue on Yom Kippur that killed two worshippers. He called 999 during the assault and pledged allegiance to Islamic State while not being known to counter-terror officers. He was born in Syria, moved to Britain as a child, and led a complex, chaotic life including being on police bail for an alleged rape at the time of the attack. He maintained multiple Islamic marriages across northern England, fathered two children, and monitored Arabic news channels while pressuring partners toward religious practice and refusing divorces.
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