Manchester synagogue attacker's associate jailed for life after plotting MoD terror attack

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A Chief Constable at Manchester Police has today apologised for the missed opportunities to prevent the tragic attack in October last year that left two dead.Chief Constable Sir Stephen Watson QPM confirmed the force had access to information on Jihad Al-Shamie showing signs of an "extremist mindset", only examined after the atrocity was committed.Al-Shamie was responsible for killing two people at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Manchester last year, before he was shot dead at the scene.Melvin Cravitz, 66, and Adrian Daulby, 53, were killed by the Syrian-born knifeman, who stormed the gates and attacked the congregation with a knife whilst wearing a fake suicide belt.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Chief Constable Watson said: "The terrorist atrocity at the Heaton Park synagogue last October was a wicked act which inflicted great harm and suffering upon bereaved families and survivors.

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A 31-year-old "long-standing, committed jihadist" who plotted a terror attack on a Ministry of Defence base has been jailed for life, with a minimum term of 16 years and 135 days.Mohammed Bashir, 31, drove Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, on a 10-hour round trip to complete reconnaissance at the UK Defence Academy in Swindon on August 14 last year.Al-Shamie, an associate of Bashir, was responsible for killing two people at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Manchester last year, and was shot dead at the scene.During the trial of Bashir, prosecutor Jonathan Polnay KC said: "The prosecution case is that Mohammad Bashir is a long-standing, committed jihadist.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say "The attack that was being planned was of the sort that Jihad Al-Shamie in fact carried out on October 2, an attack involving weapons that would cause multiple fatalities and have national and international impact.LATEST DEVELOPMENTSLabour's 'massively wrong' early release scheme torn apart as PC...

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