Friend of Manchester synagogue attacker jailed for plot on military base
Mohammad Bashir has been sentenced to life in prison for his role in plotting an attack on a UK military base alongside the Manchester synagogue attacker. The pair were found to have shared extremist views and conducted reconnaissance on the Defence Academy.
Why it matters
The sentencing concludes a significant counter-terrorism investigation into a domestic terror cell linked to a major attack.
Published 23 July 2026, 11:02 BST Updated 1 minute ago A friend of the Manchester synagogue attacker has been jailed for life with a minimum of 17 years after the pair planned a separate attack on a military base.
Mohammad Bashir, 31, drove Jihad Al-Shamie on a 10-hour round trip to conduct hostile reconnaissance at the UK's Defence Academy in Shrivenham, Oxfordshire, on 14 August 2025.
Weeks after that journey, Al-Shamie, 35, was shot dead by police after carrying out the Heaton Park Synagogue attack, in which two Jewish men were killed.
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