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2 Iranian men charged over alleged bomb plot to target UK Jewish community appear in court
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Key Points:
- Two Iranian men, Salam Ahmadyan and Rahman Salehi, appeared in a British court charged with plotting a bomb attack on Manchester's Jewish community, allegedly directed by an Iranian national from Iran.
- Prosecutors claim the suspects planned to use a chlorine bomb and conducted reconnaissance targeting locations including the Jewish Museum and Heaton Park Synagogue, site of a deadly attack last year.
- The arrests follow a rise in antisemitic attacks in the UK, with authorities warning of increasing threats and possible Iranian involvement in related terror plots.
- Both men arrived in the UK via small boats crossing the English Channel; Salehi has asylum until 2028, while Ahmadyan’s asylum claim is pending.
- The suspects remain in custody and are due to appear in court again on October 23.
