Two Iranians appear in UK court over alleged plot to target Jews

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Two Iranian nationals, Rahman Salehi and Salam Ahmadyan, appeared in a London court charged with plotting a terrorist attack against the Jewish community in northern England. Prosecutors allege they conducted surveillance on potential targets in Manchester and acted at the direction of a figure believed to be based in Iran.

By Michael Holden LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Two Iranian nationals appeared in a London court on Saturday charged with plotting acts of terrorism involving the use of a homemade bomb to attack the Jewish community in northern England at the behest of a figure believed to be based in Iran. Rahman Salehi, 34, and Salam Ahmadyan, 36, were arrested on September 20 at the start of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, when they are accused of carrying out "hostile" surveillance on potential Jewish targets in Manchester, prosecutors say.