A friend of the Manchester synagogue attacker has been jailed for life with a minimum of 17 years over their plans for a separate attack. 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 the trip, Al-Shamie, 35, was shot dead by police after carrying out the Heaton Park Synagogue attack, in which two Jewish men were killed. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.
What happened in the case?
Mohammad Bashir, 31, was jailed for life with a minimum of 17 years over plans for a separate attack. He 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.
What happened to Jihad Al-Shamie later?
Weeks after that trip, 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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