Man denies charge over Manchester synagogue attack

Hekmat Omar Ali Hakim, a 49-year-old man from Higher Broughton, Salford, pleaded not guilty in Westminster Magistrates' Court to charges of failing to disclose information related to the Manchester synagogue attack. During his court appearance, Hakim only provided his name and confirmed his plea. He was subsequently remanded into custody and scheduled to face the Old Bailey on September 25th.

The attack occurred on October 2nd, when Jihad Al-Shamie, a 35-year-old Syrian-born British citizen, drove a vehicle into the gates of the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue and proceeded to stab worshippers with a knife while wearing a fake suicide belt. Police intervened and fatally shot Al-Shamie outside the synagogue after the attack. The victims, worshippers Melvin Cravitz and Adrian Daulby, perished in the incident.