Jihad Al-Shamie pledged allegiance to ‘Islamic State’ in 999 call

The man who carried out the Manchester synagogue attack made a 999 call and pledged allegiance to the so-called Islamic State group.

Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, was shot dead by police outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue after plowing his car into a crowd of people before stabbing others in an incident that saw two Jewish men killed.

The drive was carried out after Al-Shamie’s car crashed into a wall after heading towards worshipers, a spokesman for Terrorism Police North West said.

Melvin Cravitz, 66, and Adrian Daulby, 53, were killed in the attack on Middleton Road at around 9.30am on October 2.