Two Iranians charged in UK with planning attack on Manchester Jews
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People attending a vigil in October 2025 for the victims of a deadly knife and gun attack at a synagogue in Britain’s northern city of Manchester.
PHOTO: REUTERS
- Two Iranian men were charged in the UK for plotting a terror attack on Manchester's Jewish community, following a deadly 2025 synagogue attack.
- The suspects were arrested in Manchester and allegedly communicated with a third party possibly in Iran.
- Police confirmed the plot was disrupted and stated there is no ongoing public threat, urging vigilance from the community.
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LONDON - Two Iranian men have been charged with plotting a terror attack on the Jewish community in Manchester, UK police said Oct 2.
The arrests come nearly a year after a deadly knife and gun attack on the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in northern Manchester where worshippers had gathered for Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.
Two people died in the attack on Oct 2, 2025.
“Salam Ahmadyan 36 of Liverpool and Rahman Salehi 34 of Salford, both Iranian nationals, were arrested in Manchester on Sunday, 20 September,” the Oct 2 police statement said.
“It is alleged that the two men were in contact with an overseas third-party who may be in Iran in relation to the plot,” it added.
Details of the alleged plot have not been released, but police have confirmed its “disruption”.
“We do not believe there to be any ongoing threat to the public in relation to this matter,” Deputy Assistant Commissioner Vicki Evans said in the statement.
“We would ask that people remain vigilant and contact police with any concerns,” she added.
The past year has seen a spate of attacks in the British capital targeting Jewish or Israel-linked locations.
The two men are due at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Oct 3. REUTERS