Iranian migrants appear in court over terror plot on Jewish museum and synagogue

Salam Ahmadyan, 36, (left) of Liverpool and Rahman Salehi, 34, of Salford (Picture: Elizabeth Cook/PA Wire)

Two Iranian men who arrived in the UK on small boats had planned to bomb Manchester’s Jewish Museum and Heaton Park Synagogue , a court has heard.

Salam Ahmadyan, 36, of Liverpool, and Rahman Salehi, 34, of Salford, have been charged with engaging in conduct in preparation for terrorist acts, Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) said.

They spoke to confirm their names, dates of birth, and addresses at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.

District Judge Nina Tempia remanded both men into custody to next appear at the Old Bailey for a hearing on October 23.

Prosecutor Mark Luckett told the court: ‘Both defendants are accused of...