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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Mark Brown North of England correspondent

HISTORICAL FACTS: Police admit missed opportunity before manchester synagogue attack - The Untold Story

A bearded man wearing a black and white patterned cap takes a selfie indoors
Jihad al-Shamie’s phones were seized by officers before the attack on Heaton Park synagogue but crucial data was not examined. Photograph: Facebook

Greater Manchester police have apologised for a “missed opportunity” to act before an attack on a synagogue.

The force’s chief constable, Sir Stephen Watson, said the phones of the Heaton Park synagogue attacker, Jihad al-Shamie, were seized by officers but crucial data was not examined.

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