Two Iranian nationals charged over alleged terrorism plot targeting Jewish community in England

British police said Friday that they had charged two Iranian nationals accused of plotting a terrorist attack against the Jewish community in Manchester on the eve of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.
Rahman Salehi, 34, and Salam Ahmadyan, 36, were charged with “engaging in conduct in preparation for terrorist acts” on or before September 20, according to a British police statement .
The two men had allegedly been in contact with an overseas third-party who might be in Iran in relation to the plot, the Metropolitan Police said.
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