COPS have granted warrants of further detention for a number of suspects arrested in connection with a terror attack on a synagogue.
The horror unfolded outside Manchester’s Heaton Park synagogue on Thursday on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar – Yom Kippur.
Jihad Al-Shamie was shot dead by cops after unleashing a ‘terror’ rampage which left two dead[/caption]
Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66, were killed in the rampage before Jihad Al-Shamie was shot dead by armed cops.
Six people have now been arrested on terror charges following the chaos.
Now, cops have confirmed they have been granted custody extensions to hold four people arrested in connection with the attack on the Crumpsall synagogue for a further five days.
A 30-year-old man, a 61-year-old woman and a 32-year-old man, all arrested in Prestwich, and a 46-year-old woman arrested in Farnworth may remain in custody for “up to a further five days”.
The force said an 18-year-old woman and a 43-year-old man, who were arrested in Farnworth, remain in custody for questioning.
Greater Manchester Police said: “We have been granted warrants of further detention for four individuals currently in custody.
“This means they can remain in custody for up to a further five days.
“Everyone in custody has been arrested on suspicion of commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism.”
Everyone in custody has been arrested on suspicion of commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism.
