15 days ago · Manchester
Two Iranian men identified Manchester synagogue as site for alleged bomb plot, court hears

What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. The Guardian UK, Manchester Evening News, and Sky News UK are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to Manchester. The first report grouped here was at 2 Oct 2026, 14:36 UTC. 6 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Two Iranian men identified Manchester synagogue as site for alleged bomb plot, court hears”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Rahman Salehi, 34, and Salam Ahmadyan, 36, were charged with preparing attacks on city’s Jewish community, including Heaton Park synagogue Two Iranian men identified a Manchester synagogue previously subjected to a fatal terrorist attack as a target for an alleged homemade bomb plot, a court has heard.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by Sky News UK
Two Iranian men 'targeted Jewish museum and Heaton Park synagogue in bomb plot'
- New development reported by The Guardian UK
Two Iranian men charged over alleged terror plot targeting Manchester’s Jewish community
- Picked up by Manchester Evening News
- Picked up by Manchester Evening News
- New development reported by The Guardian UK
Two Iranian men identified Manchester synagogue as site for alleged bomb plot, court hears
Same story, different outlets
3 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- The GuardianTwo Iranian men identified Manchester synagogue as site for alleged bomb plot, court hears
- Manchester Evening NewsTwo Iranian men identified Manchester's Jewish Museum and Heaton Park Synagogue as targets for alleged 'homemade bomb' plot, court hears
- Sky NewsTwo Iranian men 'targeted Jewish museum and Heaton Park synagogue in bomb plot'