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Man jailed for life over UK terror plot linked to synagogue attacker

A UK court has sentenced Mohammad Bashir to life imprisonment for planning a terrorist attack. Bashir, who drove an associate to scout a military education facility, was found guilty of preparing terrorist acts. While not linked to a prior deadly synagogue attack by his associate, prosecutors stated Bashir's plans for the defence academy were advanced and viable. AI

RANK_REASON Regulatory action (jailing) related to terrorism. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.0]

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Man jailed for life over UK terror plot linked to synagogue attacker

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    Man linked to UK synagogue attacker jailed over terror plan

    A friend of a man who went on a deadly stabbing spree at a Manchester synagogue was jailed for life by a UK court on Thursday for planning a separate terror attack with him. Jihad Al-Shamie went on a knife rampage targeting a mosque in the northwestern city last October that kill…