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Rahman Salehi and Salam Ahmadyan, two Iranian nationals living in Manchester and Liverpool respectively, have been charged with planning a terrorist attack on the city’s Jewish community. Police arrested them on September 20 after accusing them of conducting surveillance and attempting to acquire materials for an explosive device. The plot was reportedly timed to occur around Yom Kippur, coinciding with the recent start of this year's holiest day in Judaism, which falls a year after another deadly attack against Manchester’s Jewish community.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-03,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On September 20, 2023, British police arrested two Iranian nationals, Rahman Salehi (35) and Salam Ahmadyan (36), in Manchester's Northern Quarter. They were charged with preparing to commit a terrorist act against the Jewish community on the eve of Yom Kippur, the holiest day for Jews. Counter-terrorism detectives alleged that the suspects had been in contact with an overseas third party potentially based in Iran. The arrests came amidst heightened security concerns following the previous year's deadly terror attack at Heaton Park synagogue and a rise in antisemitic incidents across the UK. Authorities have assured the public there is no ongoing threat, but the charges are described as "extremely serious." Salehi and Ahmadyan will appear before Westminster Magistrates' Court on Saturday.
Written for “Iranians Charged Terror Plot UK Jews” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 23 other(s) covering the same event.
Two Iranian nationals have been charged in the UK over an alleged terror plot targeting Manchester’s Jewish community, with police accusing the men of carrying out reconnaissance and trying to obtain components and equipment for an improvised explosive device.
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police → charge → device
According to Al Jazeera, the two men(Rahman Salehi, 34, of Salford, and Salam Ahmadyan, 36, of Liverpool) were arrested in Manchester on September 20 and were allegedly in contact with an overseas third party who may have been in Iran.
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who → accord → Iran
Police said the alleged plot was disrupted before any attack could take place.
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attack → say → place
The alleged plot takes on added significance because of when police say it was planned.
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it → allege → significance
Investigators believe the attack was intended to take place on or before Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, which began at sundown on September 20 this year.
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which → believe → September
The timing also comes almost exactly one year after a deadly attack on Manchester’s Jewish community.
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timing → come → community
On October 2, 2025, two people were killed in an attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue during Yom Kippur, making the latest alleged plot particularly sensitive for the city’s Jewish community.
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plot → kill → community
Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day in Judaism and is observed as a period of fasting, prayer, repentance and seeking forgiveness.
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Kippur → know → forgiveness
It begins at sunset and continues until nightfall the following day, with observant Jews traditionally refraining from food and drink and attending religious services at synagogues.
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Jews → begin → synagogues
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