Counter terror police also say Al-Shamie may have been influenced by "extreme Islamist ideology".

Jihad al-Shamie was shot dead by officials during his deranged stabbing terror attack which killed two Jews A shocking terrorist attack recently took place in Manchester when a man launched a stabbing spree outside Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue. The attacker, identified as Jihad al-Shamie rammed his car into pedestrians before attacking Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Who is Faraj al-Shamie, father of Manchester terror attack Jihad al-Shamie and more about his family and parents The attack comes amid a surge in anti-Semitic incidents across the UK, with the Community Security Trust (CST) recording 3,528 incidents in 2024.