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Iranian Men Scout UK Synagogue for Chlorine Bomb Plot, Prosecutor Alleges
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News18•03-10-2026, 19:45
Iranian Men Scout UK Synagogue for Chlorine Bomb Plot, Prosecutor Alleges
- •Two Iranian men, Salam Ahmadyan and Rahman Salehi, allegedly scouted a Manchester synagogue and the Jewish Museum for a chlorine bomb plot.
- •The duo was reportedly directed by an individual in Iran who provided instructions for making a homemade chlorine bomb.
- •Ahmadyan and Salehi were charged with engaging in conduct in preparation for terrorist acts and are held until an October 23 court appearance.
- •The Heaton Park Congregation Synagogue was previously attacked on Yom Kippur in 2025, resulting in two deaths and three injuries.
- •Counterterror police believe the plot is isolated and not connected to other suspected terror activities, but acknowledge heightened concerns within the Jewish community.
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Prosecutors stated that Salam Ahmadyan and Rahman Salehi scouted the Heaton Park Congregation Synagogue in Manchester and the Jewish Museum as part of a plot to build and detonate a homemade chlorine bomb.
The Heaton Park synagogue was targeted on October 2, 2025, during Yom Kippur, when an attacker crashed his car into the gates and launched a knife assault that killed two congregation members.
The court was informed that both Ahmadyan and Salehi entered the UK without authorization within the past six years after crossing the English Channel by boat.
