Manchester synagogue attack: Why is King Charles visiting?

His Majesty attended the Crumpsall site on Monday afternoon (October 20) to meet members of the Jewish community and hear how they are coming together following the attack by Jihad Al-Shamie.

He was given a tour of the synagogue by religious leaders before speaking with congregation members to learn how the community has supported them in the wake of the attack.

It follows the deaths of Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66, during Al-Shamie's deadly assault on the synagogue during Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar.

Three other people were seriously injured and treated in hospital when Al-Shamie rammed a car into people before launching a knife attack.

He was shot dead by armed police seven minutes after Greater Manchester Police were called, at about 9.31am on the early October Thursday morning.

His Majesty was then scheduled to leave the synagogue and travel to Greater Manchester Police's headquarters to speak with some of the first responders who attended the attack.

View our live blog on The King's visit to Greater Manchester here.

GMP officers were to be joined by Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service and North West Ambulance Service personnel to speak with The King about responding to the incident.

Investigations have continued over the 18 days since Al-Shamie's deadly attack, with several people arrested and either bailed or released without charge as police work out the motive behind his actions.

Al-Shamie's address on Langley Crescent in Prestwich was searched on Friday, October 3, by GMP and Counter Terrorism Police.

Born in Syria, the terror suspect was granted British citizenship in 2006 when he was around 16, having entered the UK as a young child.

The 35-year-old, who was on police bail accused of rape when he carried out the car and knife attack, reportedly moved to the Prestwich area of Greater Manchester in 2021.

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