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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Jacob Phillips

Manchester synagogue terrorist called 999 to declare allegiance to IS during attack

The Manchester synagogue terrorist called 999 and said he had killed two Jewish people “in the name of the Islamic State”.

Knife-wielding Jihad Al-Shamie called the emergency services during his deadly attack on Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue last Thursday as Jewish worshippers attended for the holy day of Yom Kippur.

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