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A 31-year-old man, Mohammad Bashir, has been sentenced to life in prison for plotting a terror attack on the UK Defence Academy in Oxfordshire, where he drove his co-conspirator Jihad Al-Shamie — the synagogue attacker — to scout the location. Though Bashir had no prior record, he pleaded guilty to preparing for the attack, which prosecutors believe would have mirrored the deadly synagogue massacre. Al-Shamie, who later killed two people at Heaton Park synagogue before being shot by police, was arrested earlier but his phone wasn’t fully examined until after the attack — revealing extremist messages and shared violent plans with Bashir. The chief constable of Greater Manchester Police apologized for the missed opportunity. The judge noted both men expected to die in the attack. Bashir received a life sentence with a minimum of 17 years, underscoring how radicalization can turn ordinary people into deadly threats — even without a criminal past.

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