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A rabbi has told how the synagogue terrorist 'screamed Allahu akbar' as he tried to 'body-slam' his way inside.

Rabbi Daniel Walker was leading Yom Kippur prayers inside a packed Heaton Park synagogue in Crumpsall when Jihad Al-Shamie launched his deadly attack yesterday morning. Al-Shamie, 35, was shot dead by armed police after killing one man and seriously injuring a number of others.

Two men, Adrian Daulby , 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66, died during the attack. Mr Daulby was killed by a bullet fired at Shamie by police marksmen.

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Speaking today following a vigil for those who were killed, Rabbi Walker described how the horrifying attack unfolded. He said: "We wer

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