A Rabbi who survived the recent terror attack on a Manchester synagogue has described the final words of the attacker.
The Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue was attacked on Thursday (2 October) morning, with two people killed and the suspected attacker also slain.
Jihad Al-Shamie was shot dead by police as he attempted to break into the synagogue, with the doors being held shut by Rabbi Daniel Walker and others.
He had been on bail for an alleged rape when he carried out the attack, where he drove a car at people before attacking them with a knife, with two dead and three injured as a result of his terror attack.
One of the victims of the attack appears to have been injured as a result of police gunfire targeted at Al-Shamie, with Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable Sir Stephen Watson saying that it may have been a 'tragic and unforeseen consequence of the urgently required action taken'.
The victims have been named as 53-year-old Adrian Daulby and 66-year-old Melvin Cravitz, with police saying that Daulby was struck by a bullet and that another person wounded was also hit.
A total of six people have been arrested as part of the investigation into the attack.
Rabbi Walker told the Daily Mail that he and several others were blocking the door to stop the knife-wielding terrorist from getting into the synagogue.
He also said that the terrorist's final words were him shouting 'I'm gonna get you' to the people holding the door shut before he was gunned down.
Police said that the attacker was wearing a fake suicide vest and that, according to their investigation, he 'may have been influenced by extreme Islamist ideology'.
However, they added that the attacker 'does not appear to be known to counter-terrorism policing'.
The family of Melvin Cravitz said that the 66-year-old had been a 'kind' and 'caring' man who was devoted to his wife and family, while tributes to Daulby described him as 'a lovely, down-to-earth man'.
His family said: "Adrian Daulby was a hero and tragically lost his life in the act of courage to save others."
The family of Al-Shamie have also released a statement condemning the attack, calling it a 'heinous act, which targeted peaceful, innocent civilians' and which they 'fully distance' themselves from.
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Joe Harker