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| Man charged with terror offenses over links to Manchester synagogue attacker |
| 2025-12-06 |
| [IsraelTimes] Mohammad Bashir to be prosecuted for allegedly driving Heaton Park attacker Jihad al-Shamie to a British ‘defense location’ for ‘hostile reconnaissance,’ sharing terror content online A man investigated for suspected links to the deadly Manchester synagogue attack was charged Thursday with four terrorism offenses not "directly" related to the atrocity, British prosecutors announced. Mohammad Bashir, 31, arrested a week ago at Manchester Airport, will not face charges over the October 2 car ramming and knife assault, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said. However, the hip bone's connected to the leg bone... he will be prosecuted for having allegedly driven the perpetrator Jihad al-Shamie to a British "defense location" to conduct "hostile reconnaissance." He will also be prosecuted for having allegedly shared material online intending to encourage terrorism, the CPS added. They said they had concluded there was "sufficient evidence" to charge Bashir with one offense of preparing terrorist acts and three counts of sharing terrorist publications with al-Shamie and others. He is due in Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday for a first hearing. Assistant Chief Constable Rob Potts said the charges were not "directly linked" to their ongoing investigation into the attack on the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue. Two men died in the attack by Syrian-born UK citizen Shamie, which came as worshipers gathered for Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. He launched the assault by driving his car at security staff and the external gates of the synagogue. Wearing a fake suicide belt, he then stabbed Melvin Cravitz, 66, multiple times and tried to storm the site before police shot him dead. Cravitz died from multiple knife wounds inflicted by Shamie, an inquest heard. Adrian Daulby, 53, died from a single gunshot wound to the chest fired by a police officer responding to the situation. Seven people have so far been arrested over the synagogue attack, Bashir included. A 30-year-old man arrested on October 9 on suspicion of failing to disclose information under the Terrorism Act remains on bail, according to police. The five others arrested have been released without charge. Related: Jihad al-Shamie 12/01/2025 Man wounded in Manchester synagogue terror attack considering move to Israel amid antisemitism Jihad al-Shamie 11/28/2025 UK police arrest man allegedly linked to Yom Kippur attack at Manchester synagogue Jihad al-Shamiem 10/09/2025 Revealed: Synagogue terrorist had 'third wife' before personal life 'fell apart' Related: Mohammad Bashir 03/08/2024 Accountability court suspends arrest warrants of Hasan, Hussain Nawaz Mohammad Bashir 01/04/2024 Ex-MNA Mohsin Dawar survives gun attack in North Waziristan Mohammad Bashir 12/28/2023 ECP moved against Shah Mahmood Qureshi's 'unlawful abduction' |
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