British police have identified the attacker who carried out a deadly assault at a Manchester synagogue during Yom Kippur as Jihad al-Shamie, a 35-year-old dual Syrian British citizen, Reuters reported on October 2.

Two people were killed and four others were wounded in the attack. Al-Shamie was shot dead at the scene by police in what is the most deadly attack on the Jewish community in the northern city.

Three suspects have been arrested on suspicion of commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism. There are two men in their 30s and a woman in her 60s, police said under questioning, BBC reported.

Three Jewish people remain in the hospital with serious injuries. One had a stab wound, a second was struck by the car involved in the attack, and a third later presented himself at the hospital with an injury that may have been sustained as officers stopped the attacker, according to the force.

Officers are working to formally identify the two victims. Based on what officers currently know, police records do not show any previous referrals for the individual to the counter-terror Prevent scheme, Greater Manchester Police said.

Community Security Trust chief executive Mark Gardner praised security personnel, commercial guards and worshippers, along with security doors, for preventing more casualties. He said the charity will do everything to increase the protection of British Jews so they can "lead the life of their choice, as they must be able to do".

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and his wife visited a synagogue in London following the attack. Lady Victoria Starmer is Jewish.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wrote on his personal channel, “Israel grieves with the Jewish community in the UK after the barbaric terror attack in Manchester. Our hearts are with the families of the murdered, and we pray for the swift recovery of the wounded. As I warned at the UN: weakness in the face of terrorism only brings more terrorism. Only strength and unity can defeat it.”