Friend of Manchester synagogue attacker jailed over military base plot

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A terrorist friend of the Manchester synagogue attacker has been jailed for life after they planned a separate atrocity targeting a military base. Mohammad Bashir, 31, drove Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, on a 10-hour round trip to conduct hostile reconnaissance at the UK’s Defence Academy in Shrivenham, Swindon, on August 14 last year. Months later, on October 2, Syrian-born UK citizen Al-Shamie was shot dead by police after killing two Jewish men at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue. Bashir, of Cheetham Hill, Manchester, pleaded guilty to the preparation of terrorist acts and was jailed at Manchester Crown Court today. Prosecutors said there was no evidence to suggest Bashir had a