A synagogue attack probe exposed a second intended target: A UK defense academy
Summary
A man named Mohammad Bashir received a life sentence for plotting a terrorist attack on a British military academy, discovered during an investigation of a deadly synagogue stabbing in Manchester. Bashir planned the attack with his friend, Jihad Al-Shamie, who carried out the synagogue attack but was not linked to Bashir’s plot.Key Facts
- Mohammad Bashir pleaded guilty to preparing an act of terrorism and was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 17 years served.
- Bashir and Jihad Al-Shamie planned an attack on the UK’s Defense Academy in Oxfordshire, which trains British troops.
- Jihad Al-Shamie carried out a stabbing attack at a Manchester synagogue on Yom Kippur, killing one person; he was killed by police.
- Bashir drove Al-Shamie to the military academy two months before the synagogue attack to scout the site.
- The two men discussed using handheld weapons and a fake suicide vest in their planned attack.
- Police found messages about the plot on phones seized from Al-Shamie after earlier arrests.
- Greater Manchester Police admitted they missed the opportunity to prevent the synagogue attack by not reviewing the evidence earlier.
- Bashir left the UK after the synagogue attack but was arrested when he returned from Pakistan.
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