🔗 Share this article

A man initially detained in connection with the Manchester Jewish house of worship attack has been re-arrested at the local airport.

A pair of victims lost their lives when the attacker, 35, carried out a combined vehicle and knife assault at the Heaton Park synagogue on October 2.

North West Counter Terrorism Police stated the thirty-year-old suspect was first detained on suspicion of the commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism.

Authorities indicated he was re-arrested at the city airport on suspected failing to disclose information in violation of Section 38B of the 2000 Terrorism Act. He has since been released on bail with specific conditions.

Police added they "are confident there is no continuing danger to the general public following the event the previous week."

Six individuals were detained in the aftermath of the attack, with two—one male and one female—arrested in the following hours and then freed on Sunday evening.

The next day, investigators announced they had been granted extra time to question the other four individuals, who were also held on "suspected planning, preparation, and instigation of acts of terrorism."

On Wednesday, authorities stated they too were set to be released but clarified that "was not an indication the investigation was finished."

Also on Wednesday, authorities disclosed that the suspect made a 999 call in which he pledged allegiance to the group identifying as IS.

Melvin Cravitz, sixty-six, and fifty-three-year-old Adrian Daulby died in the violent event on a local road in the area.

The victim sustained a bullet injury after armed police officers arrived at the incident and shot the suspect dead.

A police bullet also struck a different individual, a bystander, who is recovering in hospital after an operation.