A 49-year-old man was arrested in Salford on suspicion of failing to disclose information regarding terrorist activity connected to a synagogue attack in Manchester. Greater Manchester Police said the arrest occurred on Tuesday evening and the man remains in custody for questioning. The arrest relates to the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue attack on 2 October last year, which killed Adrian Daulby and Melvin Cravitz and left three others with serious injuries. The attacker, Knifeman Jihad Al-Shamie, was shot by officers after stabbing multiple people while wearing a vest that appeared to be an explosive device but was later found not to be viable. The arrest is the eighth connected arrest, and police urged anyone with information to come forward.
"Officers arrested the 49-year-old man at an address in Salford on Tuesday evening, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said in a statement. He is the eighth person to be arrested in connection with the attack, and remains in custody for questioning. The arrest relates directly to the attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue on 2 October last year, which killed 53-year-old Adrian Daulby and 66-year-old Melvin Cravitz and left three others with serious injuries."
"The 35-year-old was wearing a vest that looked like an explosive device - which was later found to be not be viable - during the attack which saw several people stabbed. Police said Tuesday's arrest brings the total number of people arrested in connection with the investigation to eight. This includes a 30-year-old man arrested in October last year on suspicion of failing to disclose information regarding terrorist activity, who remains under investigation."
"Assistant chief constable Rob Potts, who holds operational responsibility for Counter Terrorism Policing North West, said the loved ones of Mr Daulby and Mr Cravitz had been informed of the arrest and urged anyone with any information on the attack to come forward. This evening we have arrested a 49-year-old man in the Salford area on suspicion of failing to disclose information regarding terrorist activity, contrary to S38B of the Terrorism Act 2000,"
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