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Greater Manchester police have named the

two men killed in the attack yesterday

at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation

Synagogue in Manchester. They are

53-year-old Adrien Dolby and 66-year-old

Melvin Kravitz, who were killed while

observing Yamapour, the holiest day in

the Jewish calendar. Their families are

being supported by police. Increased

security has been put in place at

synagogues across the country. a warning

that this report from our correspondent

Nick Johnson contains some images you

may find distressing.

Get back if you're not involved. Move

back.

Yamipur, the holiest day in the Jewish

calendar while worshippers at the Heaton

Park Synagogue shelter inside. Outside,

armed police confront a man who' just

driven a car into people before carrying

out an attack with a knife. Two had been

killed, three others injured. The

attacker also appeared to be wearing an

explosive device.

Shoot him.

Within 7 minutes of being called, police

had shot the suspect dead. Bomb disposal

experts then confirmed the device was

not viable.

The attacker was 35-year-old Jihad

Al-Shami, a British citizen of Syrian

descent who arrived in the UK as a small

child and has been a British national

since 2006.

The police confrontation with Al Shami

was witnessed and filmed by Gareth and

his colleague Martin.

There was another guy in front of him in

front of the car. I don't know if the

car has hit him or whatever, but

whatever. He was on the floor fighting

for his life and then literally someone

in the crowd shouted, "He's got

something on him." And as I turned

around, he was literally stabbing at the

synagogue window door trying to get in.

Like he was trying to press it and

that's why he trying to set the bomb up.

Eyewitnesses describe how synagogue

security staff prevented the attacker

from getting inside the building. Behind

the closed doors of the temple,

worshippers attempted to continue their

service. This is Rabbi Daniel Walker

leaving the synagogue. Blood can be seen

at the bottom of his robe.

Police fan out to other addresses across

Manchester, including here in Preswitch,

less than three miles from the

synagogue. This footage was filmed by

Simon Barlas, who says his family were

the previous owners of Al Shami's house

and remained living nearby.

Well, I've seen him going to the shops

across the road. Um, I've seen him in

his back garden using his weights, but

that's about it. I've not really had a

conversation with him knowing that a

terrorist is living under my nose, you

know, within from here to that address,

what is it, 2-minute walk, if that. And

for to have somebody like that living on

my estate is scary. Very scary.

Greater Manchester police say three

people have been arrested, two men in

their 30s and a woman in her 60s on

suspicion of terror offenses.

Jihad Al- Shami is not thought to have

been under any current investigation.

Police are now working to understand the

motive.

There will be lots of questions that

people would like answers to and

quickly,

but please understand that some of this

will take time. What I can say is that

the highly visible response to these

dreadful incidents will be sustained as

we work to understand the full

circumstances of what has happened.

Last night, the prime minister visited a

synagogue in London with his wife who's

Jewish and condemned yesterday's attack.

While this is not a new hate, this is

something Jews have always been, we must

be clear. It is a hatred that is rising

once again and Britain must defeat it

once again. Police forces say there will

now be an increased presence in and

around synagogues across the country.

This is the first deadly attack on a

British synagogue, something Jews in

this country have long feared. This

morning, the two men who were killed

have been named as 53-year-old Adrien

Dolby and Melvin Kravitz, who was 66.

The question already on the lips of

some, how the Jewish community in

Manchester and beyond can heal.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
attack /əˈtæk/ B1	verb - to try to hurt or defeat someone or something noun - an act of trying to hurt or defeat someone or something
police /pəˈliːs/ A1	noun - the group of people whose job is to protect others, catch criminals, and make sure that people obey the law
kill /kɪl/ A2	verb - to cause death
synagogue /ˈsɪn.ə.ɡɒɡ/ C1	noun - a building where Jewish people meet for prayer and study
security /sɪˈkjʊərəti/ B2	noun - the state of feeling safe and protected from danger or harm
armed /ɑːmd/ B2	adjective - carrying weapons
witness /ˈwɪtnəs/ B1	verb - to see something happen noun - a person who saw something happen and can describe it
terrorist /ˈterərɪst/ B2	noun - a person who uses violence and threats to achieve political aims adjective - related to terrorism
explosive /ɪkˈspləʊsɪv/ B2	adjective - likely to explode noun - a substance that can cause an explosion
knife /naɪf/ A2	noun - a sharp tool for cutting
injured /ˈɪndʒəd/ A2	adjective - hurt in an accident or fight
suspect /səˈspekt/ B1	noun - a person thought to have committed a crime verb - to believe that something negative is probably true
bomb /bɒm/ B1	noun - an explosive device
citizen /ˈsɪtɪzn/ A2	noun - a person who lives in a particular town or country and has legal rights there
fight /faɪt/ A2	verb - to try to hurt or defeat someone in a physical struggle noun - a physical struggle between people
dead /ded/ A1	adjective - no longer alive
Jewish /ˈdʒuːɪʃ/ B2	adjective - related to Jews or Judaism
hate /heɪt/ A2	noun - a very strong feeling of dislike verb - to dislike someone or something very much
fear /fɪə(r)/ A2	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous verb - to be afraid of something or someone