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Manchester synagogue attacker named as 35-year-old Jihad al Shamie by police

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Counter Terrorism Police have confirmed the name of the suspect in the Manchester synagogue attack as 35-year-old Jihad al Shamie.

They say he is a British citizen of Syrian descent and that his name did not appear in any records of Prevent - the UK government's counter-terrorism programme.

Police added that three people - two men in their 30s and a woman in her 60s - have been arrested in connection to the attack.

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