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Manchester Police Apologize for Missed Intelligence Before Yom Kippur Synagogue Attack
Manchester Police apologized for failing to investigate seized phone data from synagogue attacker Jihad Al-Shami before his deadly 2025 Yom Kippur attack. An accomplice, Mohammed Bashir, was sentenced to life for aiding a separate planned terror attack.
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What happened
- 01Manchester Police admitted failing to check attacker Jihad Al-Shami’s phones seized twice in 2025 before the synagogue attack.
- 02Al-Shami’s unexamined phone data contained extremist and antisemitic content, including messages with accomplice Mohammed Bashir.
- 03Bashir received a life sentence for assisting in planning another terror attack that was not executed.
- 04Al-Shami was killed by police during the October 2025 Yom Kippur synagogue stabbing that killed two worshippers.
- 05Police Chief Stephen Watson publicly apologized for the missed investigative opportunity and its consequences.
- 06An independent investigation is examining Manchester Police’s handling of Al-Shami’s case prior to the attack.
An independent inquiry is underway into the police's handling of the case.
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