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The two men appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Saturday morning where Salehi, through a Kurdish interpreter, and Ahmadyan, through a Farsi interpreter, spoke to confirm their names, dates of birth, and addresses.Reported by 2 of 14 outlets; wording from Daily Mail.
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Two Iranian nationals have been charged with terror offences over an alleged plot to target the Jewish community in the Manchester area ahead of Yom Kippur, Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) has said.
Salam Ahmadyan, 36, of Liverpool, and Rahman Salehi, 34, of Salford, were arrested in Manchester on Sunday, September 20, and were both charged on Friday with engaging in conduct in preparation for terrorist acts, contrary to Section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006, Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) said.
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The two men were arrested on 20 September 2026 in broad daylight, just before the festival of Yom Kippur, widely regarded as the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.
Iran has rejected accusations of involvement in a number of plots in Britain in recent years, and said allegations it was connected to the Fairford incident were baseless.
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Counter terrorism detectives said it was alleged the two men had been in contact with an overseas third-party who might be in Iran in relation to the plot.
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Officers added the pair had allegedly acquired a document titled 'steps for making [a] powder chlorine and car brake oil/fluid bomb' and video instructions for making or assembling an improvised explosive device.
The Metropolitan police, who are leading the investigation, said searches had also been carried out at properties on Epworth Street in Liverpool and Lancaster Road in Salford.
'I know this will be especially true in Manchester, as we mark one year since the terrorist attack at Heaton Park Synagogue.
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Two Iranian nationals have been charged with terror offences over an alleged plot to target the Jewish community in the Manchester area ahead of Yom Kippur, Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) has said.
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The past year has seen a spate of attacks in the British capital targeting Jewish or Israel-linked locations.
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4 Oct Two Iranians appear in UK court over alleged plot to target Jews
Sydney Morning Herald- 3 Oct Prosecutor says 2 Iranian men scouted a UK synagogue for a chlorine bomb plot
Toronto Star 
3 Oct UK remands 2 Iranians over alleged antisemitic terror plot
Deutsche Welle
3 Oct Iranian men ‘identified Heaton Park Synagogue as bomb plot target’
Evening Standard
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3 Oct Two Iranian men identified Manchester synagogue as site for alleged bomb plot, court hears
The Guardian
3 Oct Iranian men who came to UK on small boats 'targeted Jewish museum and Manchester synagogue for in Yom Kippur bomb plot'
Daily Mail3 Oct Two Iranians appear in UK court over alleged plot to target Jews
The Straits Times- 3 Oct Iranian men ‘identified Heaton Park Synagogue as bomb plot target’
Evening Standard 
3 Oct Iranian men ‘identified Heaton Park Synagogue as bomb plot target’
Evening Standard- 3 Oct Men in court over alleged plot to target Manchester Jewish community
BBC 
3 Oct Two Iranians in UK charged over terror plot targeting Manchester’s Jewish community
Times of India
3 Oct Two Iranians charged over alleged plot targeting Jewish community in UK
Al Jazeera
3 Oct U.K. police accuse 2 Iranian men of planning terror attack on Jewish community
CBS News
3 Oct Two Iranian men charged over terror plot against Manchester Jews: U.K. police
National Post
2 Oct Two men to appear in court charged with suspected terror plot
Evening Standard
2 Oct Two Iranians charged with plotting terror attack on British Jews on Yom Kippur
New York Post
2 Oct Two men charged with suspected terror plot targeting Jewish community
Evening Standard- 2 Oct Two men charged with suspected terror plot targeting Jewish community
Evening Standard - 2 Oct Two men charged with suspected terror plot targeting Jewish community
Evening Standard 
2 Oct Two Iranian men charged over alleged terror plot targeting Manchester’s Jewish community
The Guardian
2 Oct Two Iranian nationals charged over alleged terrorism plot targeting Jewish community in U.K.
NBC News- 2 Oct Two Iranian nationals charged with terrorism offences
BBC 
2 Oct Two Iranian nationals are charged over suspected terror plot targeting the Jewish community in Manchester
Daily Mail- 2 Oct Two Iranian nationals charged over alleged terrorism plot targeting Jewish community
The Straits Times
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