Police in England announced Thursday that the dead assailant responsible for the Yom Kippur attack outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in north Manchester was a British citizen of Syrian descent.
Further, three people have been arrested and remain in custody on suspicion of commission, preparation, and instigation of acts of terrorism: two men in their 30s and a woman in her 60s, Greater Manchester Police said in a statement.
Although formal identification is still pending, officers believe the person responsible for the attack is 35-year-old Jihad Al-Shamie. A suspicious device worn by the attacker was assessed by specialists and found to be unviable.
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