Manchester City Jewish House of Worship Attack Suspect Detained Again at Airport
A man initially detained in connection with the Manchester Jewish house of worship attack has been re-arrested at the city's airport.
Two individuals lost their lives when Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, executed a combined vehicle and knife assault at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue on October 2.
Counter Terrorism Policing North West reported the thirty-year-old man was originally arrested on suspicion of planning, preparing, and instigating of acts of terrorism.
Authorities clarified he was detained again at Manchester Airport on suspected withholding information in violation of Section 38B of the 2000 Terrorism Act. He has since been granted bail with specific conditions.
Police added they "do not believe there is any ongoing threat to the public following the incident the previous week."
Six individuals were held in the aftermath of the attack, with two—one male and one female—taken into custody in the hours afterwards and then freed on Sunday night.
The next day, detectives stated they had been granted extra time to interrogate the other four individuals, who were also detained on "suspected commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism."
On Wednesday, authorities stated they too were scheduled for release but emphasized that "was not an indication the investigation was finished."
Also on Wednesday, authorities disclosed that the suspect placed an emergency call in which he pledged allegiance to the group calling itself Islamic State.
Melvin Cravitz, 66, and fifty-three-year-old Adrian Daulby died in the attack on a local road in the area.
The victim sustained a bullet injury after armed officers responded to the scene and fatally shot the attacker dead.
A police bullet also struck a different individual, a bystander, who is undergoing treatment after an operation.
