Two Iranian men charged with plotting attack on Manchester Jewish community
Two Iranian men, Rahman Salehi, 34, of Salford, and Salam Ahmadyan, 36, of Liverpool, were charged with preparing terror attacks on Manchester's Jewish community, British police said. A court heard that the men identified Heaton Park synagogue as a target and that a homemade bomb was part of the alleged plot. The BBC reported that the men were arrested on the eve of Yom Kippur.
Key facts
Two Iranian men were charged with plotting a terror attack on the Jewish community in Manchester.134
The men were named as Rahman Salehi, 34, from Salford, and Salam Ahmadyan, 36, from Liverpool.1
A court heard that a homemade bomb was part of the alleged plot.21
A court heard the men identified Heaton Park synagogue as a target.1
The men were arrested on the eve of Yom Kippur.2
How it was covered
- Left
- Left-leaning outlets emphasised the suspects' names, the synagogue target and police statements, without discussing the men's immigration status.
- Right
- Right-leaning outlets emphasised that the two men were illegal migrants who arrived in Britain by boat.
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