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2 Iranian men charged over alleged bomb plot to target UK Jewish community appear in court

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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Two Iranian men charged with terror offenses over an alleged bomb plot to attack the Jewish community in Manchester, England, appeared in a British court on Saturday. The suspects – named as Salam Ahmadyan, 36, and Rahman Salehi, 34 – were arrested on September 20, on the…

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  1. U.K. police accuse 2 Iranian men of planning terror attack on Jewish community

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  1. Independent Journal Review

    Iranians charged over alleged plot targeting Manchester Jews (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Two Iranian nationals have been charged with allegedly preparing a terrorist attack targeting Manchester’s Jewish community ahead of Yom Kippur. Police say the men may have been in contact with an overseas third party, possibly in Iran, and that the suspected plot was disrupted; the defendants are d…

  2. The Guardian

    Two Iranian men charged over alleged terror plot targeting Manchester’s Jewish community (opens The Guardian)

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    The men were arrested on 20 September, on the eve of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar Two Iranian men have been charged in relation to an alleged terror plot targeting Manchester’s Jewish community.

  3. NBC News

    Two Iranian nationals charged over alleged terrorism plot targeting Jewish community in U.K. (opens NBC News)

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    LONDON — British police said on Friday that they had charged two Iranian nationals with preparing a terrorist attack against the Jewish community in northern England on the eve of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.

  4. BBC News

    Men charged over alleged plot to target Manchester Jewish community (opens BBC News)

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    The pair were arrested in the Northern Quarter area of the city on the eve of Yom Kippur.

  5. KVIA El Paso

    UK charges 2 Iranian men over alleged Yom Kippur terror plot in Manchester (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — Two Iranian men have been charged with terror offenses over an alleged plot to attack the Jewish community in Manchester on the eve of Yom Kippur, the latest in a wave of antisemitic attacks in the UK this year.

  6. Bloomberg

    Two Iranian Men Charged Over Plot Targeting UK Jewish Community (opens Bloomberg)

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    Two Iranian nationals who entered the UK on small boats have been charged with preparing acts of terrorism, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement, with tensions between Britain and Iran already high over another security incident.

  7. New York Post

    Two Iranians charged with plotting terror attack on British Jews on Yom Kippur after arrest of Iran national in US airbase plot (opens New York Post)

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    The pair's alleged plot coincided with the anniversary of last year's attacks at a UK synagogue which left two dead.

  8. UPI

    Iranians charged with terrorism in attack on U.K. Jewish community (opens UPI)

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    British prosecutors on Friday charged two Iranian nationals with terrorism for allegedly planning an attack on the Jewish community in Manchester.

  9. CBS News

    U.K. police accuse 2 Iranian men of planning terror attack on Jewish community (opens CBS News)

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    Two Iranian men have been charged with plotting a terror attack on the Jewish community in Manchester, British police said.

  10. Al Jazeera

    Two Iranians charged over alleged plot targeting Jewish community in UK (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Two Iranian men are accused of preparing to commit an act of terrorism in Manchester ahead of Yom Kippur.

  11. Al-Monitor

    Two Iranians appear in UK court over alleged plot to target Jews (opens Al-Monitor)

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    By Michael Holden LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Two Iranian nationals appeared in a London court on Saturday charged with plotting acts of terrorism involving the use of a homemade bomb to attack the Jewish community in northern England at the behest of a figure believed to be based in Iran.

  12. Breitbart News

    Two Iranian Illegal Migrants Charged with Plotting Terror Attacks on Jewish Targets in Britain (opens Breitbart News)

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    Two illegal boat migrants from Iran have been charged in Britain with allegedly plotting a terror attack on Jewish targets in Manchester last month.

  13. The Guardian

    Two Iranian men identified Manchester synagogue as site for alleged bomb plot, court hears (opens The Guardian)

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    Rahman Salehi, 34, and Salam Ahmadyan, 36, were charged with preparing attacks on city’s Jewish community, including Heaton Park synagogue Two Iranian men identified a Manchester synagogue previously subjected to a fatal terrorist attack as a target for an alleged homemade bomb plot, a court has hea…

  14. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Prosecutor says 2 Iranian men scouted a UK synagogue for a chlorine bomb plot (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Two Iranian men have been accused of plotting to bomb a Manchester synagogue

  15. KION Central Coast

    2 Iranian men charged over alleged bomb plot to target UK Jewish community appear in court (opens KION Central Coast)

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    By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Two Iranian men charged with terror offenses over an alleged bomb plot to attack the Jewish community in Manchester, England, appeared in a British court on Saturday. The suspects – named as Salam Ahmadyan, 36, and Rahman Salehi, 34 – were arrested on September 20, on the…

  16. Deutsche Welle

    UK remands 2 Iranians over alleged antisemitic terror plot (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The pair were arrested on the eve of Yom Kippur and later charged with plotting to attack Jewish targets in Manchester.

  17. Just the News

    U.K. police charge two Iranian nationals in connection to an alleged terror plot (opens Just the News)

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    Rahman Salehi, 34, and Salam Ahmadyan, 36, are the suspects charged

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