US EditionMan charged over allegedly assisting Manchester synagogue attacker with reconnaissance of defence facility
Mohammad Bashir faces four terrorism charges related to aiding the synagogue attacker and sharing extremist materials online, police and prosecutors said.
- 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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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…
The Straits Times
The Star Kuala LumpurUK police charge 31-year-old man linked to Manchester synagogue attacker
LONDON, Dec 4 - British police said they had charged a 31-year-old man with terrorism offences, following his arrest in connection with an attack on a Manchester synagogue in October which left two Jewish worshippers dead. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Manchester Evening News
Daily ExpressAlleged 'associate' of Manchester synagogue terrorist Jihad Al-Shamie charged
Mohammad Asim Bashir, from Cheetham Hill, is due to appear in court on Friday
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