Islamic extremist plotted atrocity at defence base with terrorist who carried out fatal knife rampage at Heaton Park synagogue

Mohammad Bashir plotted with Jihad Al-Shamie17:11, 22 Jul 2026An Islamic extremist plotted a terrorist attack at a defence base with the man who went on to carry out an atrocity at a synagogue in Crumpsall.‌Manchester born Mohammad Bashir, 31, plotted with Jihad Al-Shamie to carry out an attack at the Defence Academy in Shrivenham, Oxfordshire, a college for the UK Armed Forces. The pair, who lived in Crumpsall and Prestwich respectively, made a ten hour round trip to the campus to conduct hostile reconnaissance.‌No attack ever took place. But about seven weeks later, Al-Shamie, 35, drove his Kia Picanto into the gates of Heaton Park synagogue and began attacking with a knife while he wore a fake suicide belt. The atrocity took place October 2 last year, on Yom Kippur, the most holy day in