Manchester synagogue attacker claimed allegiance to ISIS, police say

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The assailant in last week’s attack on a synagogue in the British city of Manchester that left two congregants dead claimed allegiance to ISIS, police said Wednesday.

The attacker, Jihad Al-Shamie, called emergency dispatchers during his deadly attack on October 2 to pledge his allegiance to the terror group, counter terrorism police said in a statement.

Al-Shamie, 35, was shot dead by police outside the Heaton Park Congregation Synagogue in Manchester after he rammed a car into pedestrians, attacked them with a knife and tried to force his way into the building.

Congregation members Melvin Cravitz, 66, and Adrian Daulby, 53, died in the…