Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has said police who shot the Manchester synagogue attacker had “every reason” to believe he was carrying a real bomb.
Two people died when Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, carried out the car and knife attack at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue on 2 October. One of them, Adrian Daulby, was hit by a police bullet.
Speaking in the House of Commons earlier, Mahmood reiterated that officers had shot Al-Shamie dead within seven minutes of receiving the first 999 call.
“He was wearing what was determined to be a fake explosive device but it should be remembered that all present had every reason to believe that bomb was real,” she said.