{
  "id": 2359602,
  "title": "Man denies charge over Manchester synagogue attack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/man-denies-charge-over-manchester-synagogue-attack",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T10:32:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC News",
    "slug": "bbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqx75zllqlzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "Hekmat Omar Ali Hakim, 49, denied failing to disclose information regarding terrorist activity.",
  "key_points": [
    "Hekmat Omar Ali Hakim denies charges in Manchester synagogue attack case",
    "Hakim pleads not guilty in Westminster Magistrates Court",
    "Attack occurred on October 2nd, 2021"
  ],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}