US EditionMan charged over allegedly assisting Manchester synagogue attacker with reconnaissance of defence facility
Mohammad Bashir faces charges including preparation of terrorist acts and sharing extremist content linked to aiding the synagogue attacker, according to Counter Terrorism Policing North West.
- Mohammad Asim Bashir, 31, was charged with assisting the Manchester synagogue attacker Jihad Al-Shamie with reconnaissance of a UK defence facility and sharing terrorist material online to encourage acts of terrorism.
- The Crown Prosecution Service stated that there was sufficient evidence to charge Bashir with one offence of preparation of terrorist acts and three offences of sharing terrorist publications.
- Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, was shot dead by armed police after stabbing a worshipper who later died, and another man was killed by a police bullet during the incident at the synagogue.
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Man Linked to Synagogue Jihadist Officially Charged with Terrorism.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Mohammad Bashir, 31, has been charged in Britain with four terrorism offenses, including assisting an attacker with reconnaissance and sharing material online encouraging terrorism.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Mohammad Bashir, deceased terrorist Jihad Al-Shamie, and Counter Terrorism Policing North West.WHEN & WHERE: Arrested at Manchester Airport, England, on November 27; charges relate to an attack on Heaton Park Synagogue on O…
Man charged with UK terror offences
A man investigated for suspected links to the Manchester synagogue attack was charged Thursday with four terrorism offences not "directly" related to the atrocity, English prosecutors announced. Mohammad Bashir, 31, arrested a week ago, will not face charges over the October 2 car ramming and knife assault, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said. However, he will be prosecuted for having allegedly driven the perpetrator Jihad al-Shamie to a Br…
UK Police Charge 31-Year-Old Man Linked to Manchester Synagogue Attacker
Police officers stand outside the Manchester synagogue, where multiple people were killed on Yom Kippur, in what police have declared a terrorist incident, in north Manchester, Britain, Oct. 6, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Hannah McKay British police said they had charged a 31–year–old man with terrorism offenses, following his arrest in connection with an attack on a Manchester synagogue in October which left two Jewish worshippers dead. Police said th…
Man Charged With Assisting Synagogue Attacker on Earlier Reconnaissance
A man has been charged with assisting Manchester synagogue attacker Jihad Al-Shamie with earlier reconnaissance on a UK defence facility. On Thursday, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced Mohammad Bashir, 31, had been charged with four terrorism offences. A spokesman said the assistance allegedly provided by Bashir was not in relation to the attack on the Heaton Park Synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester, on October 2. Worshippers Melvin C…
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