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Two Iranians Face Trial Next Year for Alleged UK Jewish Community Terror Plot
Two Iranian nationals, Rahman Salehi and Salam Ahmadyan, will stand trial in Manchester on June 15 next year for allegedly plotting to attack the Jewish community in northern England.
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What happened
- 01Rahman Salehi and Salam Ahmadyan will face trial in June 2025 for alleged terror plot against UK Jewish community.
- 02The men are accused of photographing Jewish sites in Manchester for reconnaissance purposes.
- 03Prosecutors allege the defendants received bomb-making instructions from a contact in Iran.
- 04The alleged plot occurred nearly a year after a deadly attack at the Heaton Park synagogue.
- 05UK Home Minister Shabana Mahmood cited threats from the Iranian regime and its proxies.
- 06Both defendants intend to plead not guilty to the charges.
Prosecutors claim the men conducted reconnaissance of Jewish sites, including synagogues, and received instructions for bomb-making from an individual in Iran. The alleged plot follows a deadly attack at a Manchester synagogue last year. UK Home Minister Shabana Mahmood highlighted the ongoing threats from the Iranian regime and its proxies.
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