Wife of synagogue terrorist says he showed no signs of extremism

<p>Exclusive: Wife of Jihad al-Shamie says he was ‘intimidating, aggressive and controlling’ but did not seem radicalised</p><p>The Manchester synagogue terrorist was “intimidating, aggressive and controlling” but showed no sign of extremism before carrying out his lethal antisemitic attack, one of his wives has said.</p><p>The woman, who married Jihad al-Shamie in an Islamic ceremony in 2021, said the 35-year-old was “glued to his phone” watching Arabic news channels but did not appear to be on the path to terror.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/oct/09/wife-manchester-synagogue-terrorist-jihad-al-shamie-says-showed-no-signs-extremism">Continue reading...</a>