The terrorist who carried out the fatal Manchester synagogue atack has been named as Jihad Al-Shamie, a British citizen of Syrian descent. Greater Manchester Police confirmed Al-Shamie, 35, as the man who killed two people and injured four others in a ramming and knife attack at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue this morning. Al-Shamie who was armed with a knife and a device that had been believed to be an explosive, was shot dead seven minutes after the attack started. Two men aged in their 30s and a woman in her 60s have been arrested on suspicion of commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism connected to the synagogue attack, police added. Image: PA) PA)Officers could not immediately confirm if Al-Shamie was killed due to "safety issues" over "suspicious items on his person."