Pro-Palestine marches are also set to go ahead in London and Manchester 48 hours after the synagogue attack, despite calls for organisers to postpone. Follow the latest below.
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Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has said increased patrols remain around the city in the aftermath of the synagogue attack.
The force said it is patrolling places of worship, with a particular focus on Jewish communities in north Manchester, Bury and Salford.
Crumpsall, where Thursday’s attack took place, is around three miles north of Manchester city centre.
Today will mark 48 hours since Thursday’s terror attack at a synagogue in Crumpsall.
Jihad al Shamie has been named by police as the man responsible – and yesterday we found out he was on bail for an alleged rape.
Police investigations continue in Greater Manchester, with three more arrests made last night.
That takes the total to six.
Meanwhile, pro-Palestine protests have been planned this weekend, with the Metropolitan Police urging organisers to call off a demonstration in London today.
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We’ll leave you for now with this report remembering who the victim’s of yesterday’s terror attack were…
After a night of several developments, here’s a quick recap to get you up to speed in one post:
We mentioned earlier that police were searching a home in Bolton, roughly 20 minutes from the synagogue.
Our team has been in the area, and spoke to Wes, who lives a few doors down from the search.
He told us he has two young children – including a baby – and says it is “terrifying”.
“The family next door to us has kids,” he adds, describing yesterday’s attack as “disgusting”.
He also says he has seen two people arrested on his street, and that officers have been there since 9pm yesterday.
A bit of detail to bring to your attention now.
In an update on further arrests a short while ago (see 20:42), head of counterterrorism Laurence Taylor gave some more information.
Among them was a line on the “suspicious device” found on Jihad al Shamie yesterday.
As a reminder – police could not confirm his death immediately “due to safety issues surround suspicious items on his person”.
He wore what appeared to be a heavy vest, with bag-shaped items hanging off, as if replicating a makeshift bomb.
Taylor said this device attached to his torso was “assessed” – and “we can confirm it was a fake”.
Yesterday, we spoke to an expert while fears were still brewing over a bomb threat, telling us it’s likely the device was made to spark fear.
As reported earlier today, 53-year-old Adrian Daulby is believed to have been accidentally shot dead by police during the terror attack yesterday.
He was said to be blocking knifeman Jihad al Shamie – himself shot dead by police – from entering the synagogue.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct says it is investigating the incident – including whether a third person, who survived, was shot.
The watchdog says there is no evidence a non-police issue gun was fired at the scene.
IOPC director Emily Barry says they are looking into the circumstances. 
“This includes the decision to deploy armed officers and the use of force against the suspected attacker,” she adds.
“At this time, the officers involved are being treated as witnesses to our investigation.
“As with all our investigations, this will remain under review as we continue to gather evidence.”
Laurence Taylor, the head of counterterror policing in the UK, says three more people have been arrested – taking the total number to six. 
“We have now arrested three further people, one man and two women, aged between 18 and mid-40s,” he has just said in an update.
“This brings the number of people in custody arrested on suspicion of commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism to six.”
He adds police will be “seeking warrants of further detention” for all six of them.
He also reveals:
To mark a week since yesterday’s terror attack, protesters will gather outside Downing Street next Thursday.
That’s according to the Campaign Against Antisemitism, which plans to hold the demonstration to demand an end to “platitudes” and “lip service”.
“We will be protesting outside Downing Street to demand action, not empty words,” the group says in a statement.
“Those murdered yesterday were simply going to synagogue to pray on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar.
Their deaths were made inevitable by the radicalisation and Islamist extremism that successive governments have allowed to fester – ignoring warnings, tolerating incitement, and failing to act.
“If you reward terrorism, you get terrorism; if you appease the mob, the mob is emboldened.”
Organisers are calling on the government to “ban extremist protests, hold police chiefs accountable, compel regulators to step up, and ensure universities and media accept responsibility for the environment of hatred they have tolerated”.
“No more double standards: the mobs must be treated like those at Southport – with the full force of the law,” the statement adds.
We can now bring you an update on the police investigation.
Greater Manchester Police officers are carrying out searches at a house in Bolton, around 20 minutes from the synagogue.
We understand police vehicles and tactical aid units are there.
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