Police have stepped up patrols at synagogues across Greater Manchester after a car and knife attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Crumpsall on Thursday left two people dead. Three men remain in hospital after the incident, which occurred during Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. The suspect, 35-year-old Jihad Al-Shamie, who was on bail for an alleged rape, was shot dead by officers as he targeted the synagogue. Adrian Daulby, 53, was killed while attempting to stop him entering the building, and Melvin Cravitz, 66, from Crumpsall, died after helping to prevent entry. An armed officer shot Daulby, and another member of the public who had been shot survived during the attack.

On Friday night, police raided a house in Central Avenue, Bolton, and six people have been detained on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts, with counter-terrorism police saying they will seek warrants to give them extra time to continue questioning them. The police watchdog said it is examining the use of lethal force by Greater Manchester Police firearms officers, including whether Daulby’s death was caused or contributed to by police. A GMP spokesman said patrols had been increased to reassure the community, adding: ‘We’re continuing to respond effectively to emergencies in the region while ensuring that every available officer in Greater Manchester is currently deployed to provide reassurance, particularly amongst our Jewish communities, at what is a time of profound distress and sorrow.’ The force added it had been patrolling places of worship across the city-region, with a focus on the Jewish communities in north Manchester, Bury and Salford.

Tributes from families described Daulby as a loving, down-to-earth man and Cravitz as kind and devoted to his wife and family. Al-Shamie’s family, born in Syria and living in the UK since childhood, posted a statement distancing themselves from the attack and condemning the act. Prime Minister Keir Starmer urged people planning protests in Manchester and London to respect the grief of British Jews, saying: ‘This is a moment of mourning. It is not a time to stoke tension and cause further pain.’ Israel’s foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar said he had spoken to Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper and urged the Government to oppose the pro-Palestinian marches. A London protest by Defend Our Juries is planned. A minute’s silence will be held at Old Trafford on Saturday during Manchester United’s match against Sunderland, with players to wear black armbands.