- Salam Ahmadyan, 36, and Rahman Salehi, 34, have been charged with preparing terrorist acts targeting the Jewish community in Manchester.
- The two Iranian nationals were arrested in Manchester on 20 September after allegedly communicating with an overseas third party in Iran.
- Both men arrived in the UK via small boats, with one granted asylum and the other maintaining a live asylum claim.
- Counter Terrorism Policing confirmed that the plot was disrupted and there is no ongoing threat to the public, though local security remains heightened.
- Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood highlighted the severe threats posed to the UK by both terrorists and the Iranian regime.
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