UK faces 'serious threats' from Iran, Home Secretary warns after bomb plot arrests
UK faces 'serious threats' from Iran, Mahmood warns after arrests

The UK is facing "a range of serious threats" from Iran, Shabana Mahmood has said after two men were charged with an alleged bomb plot against the Jewish community.

The Home Secretary said Tehran's regime often uses "proxies and criminal networks" to "target our Jewish communities".

Charges under Terrorism Act

Iranian nationals Salam Ahmadyan, 36, of Liverpool, and Rahman Salehi, 34, of Salford, who were arrested in Manchester on Sunday, have been charged on Friday with engaging in conduct in preparation for terrorist acts, contrary to Section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006, Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) said.

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