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Two Iranians charged in alleged UK bomb plot
Two men arrested over a suspected plan to attack Manchester's Jewish community have been charged with terror offences.
In brief
Two men arrested over a suspected plan to attack Manchester's Jewish community have been charged with terror offences. Two Iranian men have been charged with preparing a terrorist attack on Manchester's Jewish community after being arrested last month. Originally reported by POLITICO.
Two men charged with terror offences
Rahman Salehi, thirty-four, and Salam Ahmadyan, thirty-six, appeared in a British court on Saturday charged with preparing to commit an act of terrorism or assisting another to commit an act of terrorism.
Arrested on eve of Yom Kippur
The two men were arrested last month on the eve of the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. Police said they had received material and instructions on how to make a bomb.
Identified targets and conducted reconnaissance
Police said Salehi and Ahmadyan identified targets and carried out reconnaissance ahead of an attack on Jewish targets in Manchester.
Contact with man likely in Iran
Police said another man, likely in Iran, was in contact with the two men over the plot. The arrests followed a joint investigation by counter-terrorism police and MI5 secret services.
Wider Iranian threats to UK
Britain's deputy assistant commissioner for counter-terrorism Vicki Evans said the last week has brought into sharp focus some of the wider threats being projected into the UK from Iran.
“brought into sharp focus some of the wider threats being projected into the UK from Iran”
Both men arrived via small boats
British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said both men had arrived to Britain via small boats in two thousand twenty and two thousand twenty-three. One had been granted asylum and the other had an asylum application pending.
The bottom line
Two Iranian men have been charged with preparing a terrorist attack on Manchester's Jewish community after being arrested last month.
