The man whose attack on a synagogue in northern England last week resulted in the deaths of two Jewish worshippers phoned police minutes afterwards to say he was acting for Islamic State, investigators say.

Jihad Al-Shamie, a 35-year-old British citizen of Syrian descent, made the call after driving a car into pedestrians and attacking people with a knife at a Manchester synagogue, police said.

Officers shot dead Al-Shamie, who was armed with two knives and had appeared to be wearing an explosive belt, at the scene.

Police later said one of the two victims killed in the attack had also died after being struck by police gunfire.

Rob Potts, assistant chief constable of Greater Manchester Police, said minutes after officers had first been alerted to the incident, Al-Shamie himself called

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