Two Iranian Men Charged Over Alleged Manchester Jewish Community Terror Plot

Two Iranian nationals, Rahman Salehi, 35, and Salam Ahmadyan, 36, have been charged with preparing to commit an act of terrorism over an alleged plot targeting Jewish people in Manchester. They were arrested in the Northern Quarter on 20 September, the eve of Yom Kippur. The charges relate to a suspected terror plot against Manchester's Jewish community.

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The pair were arrested in the Northern Quarter area of the city on the eve of Yom Kippur.

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Two Iranian men charged over alleged terror plot targeting Manchester’s Jewish community

The men were arrested on 20 September, on the eve of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar Two Iranian men have been charged in relation to an alleged terror plot targeting Manchester’s Jewish community. Rahman Salehi, 35, and Salam Ahmadyan, 36, have been charged with preparing to commit an act of terrorism or assisting another to commit an act of terrorism. Continue reading...

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Men charged over alleged plot to target Manchester Jewish community

The pair were arrested in the Northern Quarter area of the city on the eve of Yom Kippur.

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Two Iranian men charged over suspected terror plot targeting Jewish people in Manchester ahead of Yom Kippur

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