Conflict & Security
Two Iranian men charged over alleged plot to target Manchester's Jewish community
October 2, 2026 at 09:03 PM · Updated 13d ago
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6 reports · 3 in Arabic, 3 in English · over 8 hours
AJAl Jazeera English
Two Iranians charged over alleged plot targeting Jewish community in UK
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BABBC Arabic
اتهام رجلين إيرانيين بالتخطيط "لعمل إرهابي" ضد الجالية اليهودية في مانشستر
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SNSky News Arabia
مخطط يستهدف يهود مانشستر.. بريطانيا توجه الاتهام لإيرانيين
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
بريطانيا تتهم إيرانيين بالتخطيط لهجوم يستهدف يهود مانشستر
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BNBBC News
Men charged over alleged plot to target Manchester Jewish community
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TGThe Guardian
Two Iranian men charged over alleged terror plot targeting Manchester’s Jewish community
(opens the publisher’s site)Two Iranian nationals have been charged with terror offences over an alleged plot to target the Jewish community in Manchester ahead of Yom Kippur.
- Rahman Salehi, 35, and Salam Ahmadyan, 36, were charged with preparing to commit an act of terrorism or assisting another to commit one.
- The men were arrested on 20 September in Manchester's Northern Quarter on the eve of Yom Kippur.
- They are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Saturday.
- Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said both suspects arrived in the UK by small boat several years ago.
- Police suspect the two men of seeking bomb-making materials and conducting reconnaissance ahead of Yom Kippur, possibly contacting a third party in Iran.
- Officials said no ongoing threat to the public is believed to exist from the alleged plot.
- Police said the two suspects, Salam Ahmadyan and Rahman Salehi, came from Liverpool and Salford respectively.
- The charges come as Manchester marks the first anniversary of the Heaton Park synagogue attack.
- The suspects arrived in the UK on small boats in 2020 and 2023, several years before their arrest.