One victim of UK synagogue attack accidentally shot by police
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Police identified the attacker as Jihad Al-Shamie, a 35-year-old British citizen of Syrian descent who entered the United Kingdom as a young child and became a citizen in 2006.
Breakdown
- A police officer accidentally shot one of the victims during the synagogue attack. 8s
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- The attacker, a British citizen of Syrian descent, was shot dead by police while wearing a suspected explosives vest. 33s
- Three people suspected of involvement have been detained, but not charged. 43s
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