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Two dead after suspected terror attack on Manchester synagogue, police say, with suspect shot by officers – latest

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Two dead after suspected terror attack on Manchester synagogue, police say, with suspect shot by officers – latest

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Manchester synagogue attack suspect named by police after two people killed and three injured – as it happened

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Greater Manchester police name Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, a British citizen, and say three people are in custody on charges of preparing acts of terrorism

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GMP said it declared Plato – the national codeword used by police and emergency services when responding to a “marauding terror attack” – at 9.37am.

Anyone know why the name Plato was chosen for that?

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