"Jihad al-Shamie, 35, was being investigated over the alleged sexual attack which is understood to have taken place earlier this year. The Syrian-born attacker is also believed to have other criminal convictions, although he was not on the radar of counter-terrorism officers. Shamie was shot dead by armed police after killing a Jewish man and seriously injuring several others when he attacked the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue, in north Manchester, on Thursday."
"The Guardian has been told that although Shamie was not known to counter-terrorism agencies, or referred to the anti-radicalisation scheme Prevent, he had been prosecuted for criminal matters. He was on police bail for alleged rape and had been due to appear in court. It is not known when exactly the alleged attack took place, but he was under investigation by Greater Manchester police."
Jihad al-Shamie, 35, carried out an attack on the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in north Manchester on Yom Kippur, killing two men and injuring several others. He was shot dead by armed police during the incident. Shamie was on police bail for an alleged rape and had been due to appear in court. He had prior criminal convictions for lesser offences but was not known to counter-terrorism agencies and was not referred to the Prevent programme. Police are investigating his background, including a possible connection to a 2012 death-threat email to a former MP.
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