Six people have been arrested in the UK on suspicion of involvement in a terror plot near a synagogue in Manchester during Yom Kippur. Four of them will remain in custody for 5 days, while two others are in custody for questioning.
After a deadly attack near a Manchester synagogue on the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, six people were detained on suspicion of involvement, preparation, or incitement to acts of terrorism. This was reported by SkyNews, writes UNN.
Details
Four of the six detainees, men aged 30 and 32 and women aged 46 and 61, will remain in custody for the next 5 days.
Two other detainees, an 18-year-old girl and a 43-year-old man, are currently also in custody for questioning. No other information about the detainees and their connection to the attacker has been reported.
Police noted that they continue to "establish a complete picture of what happened."
Recall
On October 2, a stabbing occurred at a synagogue in Manchester, with several people sustaining knife wounds. Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham called it a "serious incident" but added that the immediate danger had passed.
It was reported that two people died as a result of the attack, the suspect also likely died, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer was forced to return to the UK early from a summit in Copenhagen.
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