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- By Reginald Wall
- 13 Jan 2026
A individual previously arrested in connection with the Manchester City Jewish house of worship violent incident has been re-arrested at the city's airport.
A pair of victims were killed when the attacker, 35, executed a combined vehicle and knife assault at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue on October 2.
North West Counter Terrorism Police reported the thirty-year-old man was first detained on suspected the commission, preparation and instigation of terrorist activities.
Authorities clarified he was re-arrested at Manchester Airport on suspected withholding information in violation of Section 38B of the 2000 Terrorism Act. He has since been released on bail with certain restrictions.
Law enforcement added they "do not believe there is no continuing danger to the general public following the incident last week."
Six individuals were held in the aftermath of the incident, with a pair—one male and one female—arrested in the following hours and then released on Sunday night.
The following day, detectives stated they had been given additional time to interrogate the other four individuals, who were also detained on "suspected planning, preparation, and instigation of terrorist acts."
On midweek, authorities stated they too were set to be released but emphasized that "did not mean the investigation was finished."
Also on that day, authorities disclosed that the attacker made a 999 call in which he swore loyalty to the organization identifying as Islamic State.
Melvin Cravitz, sixty-six, and fifty-three-year-old Adrian Daulby lost their lives in the attack on Middleton Road in Crumpsall.
The victim suffered a bullet injury after armed officers responded to the scene and shot the attacker fatally.
A police bullet also struck another man, a bystander, who is recovering in hospital after surgery.
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