India, Oct. 8 -- The 35-year-old man who was killed after he attacked a synagogue, a Jewish place of worship, in the UK on October 2 had called the cops to say he was allied with the terror group that calls itself Islamic State, reports in British media said on Wednesday, October 8.

Identified as Jihad Al-Shamie, the man was shot dead by the police outside the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue after he killed two Jewish men.

The call to the police emergency number 999 was made by Al-Shamie's after his car hit a wall, after he had driven into worshippers, a spokesperson for Counter Terrorism Police North West told the BBC.

His victims were Melvin Cravitz, 66, and Adrian Daulby, 53.

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