Global News: Daily News Briefing
Oct 2, 2026 · 6 min · 7 segments
In a major counter-terrorism enforcement action in the United Kingdom, two Iranian nationals have been officially charged with preparing acts of terrorism following an alleged plot targeting the Jewish community in Greater Manchester on the eve of Yom Kippur.
Thirty-six-year-old Salam Amahdi N and thirty-four-year-old Rahman Salehi were formally charged by counter-terrorism policing officers after being arrested in Manchester following a high-priority covert investigation.
According to official charge sheets and statements released by the Metropolitan Police and Counter-Terrorism Command, both men have been remanded in custody and are scheduled to make their first official court appearance at Westminster Magistrates' Court.
The formal charges unsealed against Amahdi N and Salehi detail an alleged campaign of preparation aimed at carrying out or assisting in a devastating attack against local Jewish institutions and gathering places.
Investigators allege that on or before September twentieth, the suspects engaged in deliberate conduct to prepare an explosive device and select potential attack sites.
Crucially, counter-terrorism officers revealed that both men were allegedly in direct contact-
In a major counter-terrorism enforcement action in the United Kingdom, two Iranian nationals have been officially charged with preparing acts of terrorism following an alleged plot targeting the Jewish community in Greater Manchester on the eve of Yom Kippur.
Thirty-six-year-old Salam Amahdi N and thirty-four-year-old Rahman Salehi were formally charged by counter-terrorism policing officers after being arrested in Manchester following a high-priority covert investigation.
According to official charge sheets and statements released by the Metropolitan Police and Counter-Terrorism Command, both men have been remanded in custody and are scheduled to make their first official court appearance at Westminster Magistrates' Court.
The formal charges unsealed against Amahdi N and Salehi detail an alleged campaign of preparation aimed at carrying out or assisting in a devastating attack against local Jewish institutions and gathering places.
Investigators allege that on or before September twentieth, the suspects engaged in deliberate conduct to prepare an explosive device and select potential attack sites.
Crucially, counter-terrorism officers revealed that both men were allegedly in direct contact-
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