New details have been revealed about an alleged Iranian-linked plot to bomb Jewish targets in Manchester…
Terrorism · · Iran
New details have been revealed about an alleged Iranian-linked plot to bomb Jewish targets in Manchester: prosecutors say the suspects were sent instructions for making a homemade explosive device by a contact believed to be based in Iran.
Iranian nationals Rahman Salehi, 34, and Salam Ahmadyan, 36, are charged with preparing acts of terrorism. Both intend to plead not guilty.
The Old Bailey heard that police allegedly observed the men photographing and filming Jewish sites in Manchester on the eve of Yom Kippur, Judaism’s holiest day. Prosecutors say this was reconnaissance in preparation for a terrorist attack on Manchester’s Jewish community.
The alleged targets included the Manchester Jewish Museum and Heaton Park synagogue — where two Jewish worshippers were killed in a separate attack almost a year earlier.
Prosecutors allege that the pair were communicating with a third person believed to be in Iran, who sent them a document containing instructions for assembling an improvised explosive device from readily available materials.
The two men are due to stand trial in Manchester on 15 June next year.
Source: @Jonathan Sacerdoti
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