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A man initially detained in relation to the Manchester City Jewish house of worship violent incident has been taken into custody again at the city's airport.

A pair of victims were killed when Jihad Al-Shamie, thirty-five, carried out a combined vehicle and knife attack at the Heaton Park synagogue on October 2.

Counter Terrorism Policing North West reported the thirty-year-old man was originally arrested on suspicion of the commission, preparation and instigation of terrorist activities.

Authorities indicated he was detained again at the city airport on suspected withholding information in violation of Section 38B of the 2000 Terrorism Act. He has since been released on bail with certain restrictions.

Law enforcement added they "do not believe there is no continuing danger to the public following the event the previous week."

Six individuals were held in the aftermath of the attack, with a pair—a man and a woman—taken into custody in the following hours and then released on Sunday night.

The following day, detectives announced they had been granted extra time to interrogate the remaining four, who were also detained on "suspected planning, preparation, and instigation of terrorist acts."

On midweek, authorities indicated they too were set to be released but emphasized that "was not an indication the investigation was complete."

Also on Wednesday, the force disclosed that the attacker made a 999 call in which he swore loyalty to the group calling itself Islamic State.

Melvin Cravitz, 66, and fifty-three-year-old Adrian Daulby died in the violent event on a local road in the area.

The victim sustained a gunshot wound after armed police officers arrived at the scene and fatally shot the attacker fatally.

A police bullet also struck another man, a bystander, who is recovering in hospital after an operation.