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Police get more time to quiz suspects in alleged plot against Jewish community

Police get more time to quiz suspects in alleged plot against Jewish community

Summary

Police in Manchester have been allowed to keep two men in custody until 4 October while investigating an alleged plan to attack the Jewish community. The men were arrested on 20 September, just before Yom Kippur, and police are continuing their inquiries.

Key Facts

  • Two men in their 30s were arrested in Manchester on 20 September.
  • They are suspected of planning a terrorist attack targeting the Jewish community.
  • Police were given extra time to question the men until 4 October.
  • The arrests happened just before Yom Kippur, a very important Jewish holiday.
  • Searches were conducted at properties in Liverpool and Salford.
  • The police investigation is ongoing with several lines of inquiry.
  • The Community Security Trust called the suspected plot very serious and worrying.
  • This comes not long after a previous terrorist attack attempt at a synagogue in Manchester last year.
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