The man behind the attack outside Heaton Park Synagogue in Manchester claimed to have sworn allegiance to the Islamic State, police said Wednesday.
According to a statement from counterterrorism police, the attacker called authorities during the early stages of the incident and declared his loyalty to the group, news agency AFP reported.
The Sun newspaper said the man made the call shortly after driving into a crowd outside the synagogue and launching a knife attack.
He was shot and killed by police at the scene.
