U.K. police accuse 2 Iranian men of planning terror attack on Manchester's Jewish community
October 2, 2026 / 10:04 PM EDT / CBS/AFP
TL;DR
- Two Iranian men, Salam Ahmadyan and Rahman Salehi, have been charged with plotting a terror attack on Manchester's Jewish community.
- The arrests follow a deadly knife and gun attack on a Manchester synagogue on October 2, 2025.
- Police allege the suspects were in contact with an overseas third party, potentially in Iran.
- The alleged plot has been disrupted, and authorities do not believe there is an ongoing threat to the public.
- British Home Minister Shabana Mahmood noted the suspects arrived by small boat years ago, highlighting concerns about illegal migration.
- The incident comes amid a spate of attacks on Jewish or Israel-linked locations in the UK and other arrests related to suspected terror plots targeting RAF Fairford.