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Walid Saadaoui and Amar Hussein Charged in Greater Manchester for IS-Inspired Gun Attack Plot

May 14, 2024, 04:16 PM

Two men, Walid Saadaoui, 36, and Amar Hussein, 50, have appeared in a UK court charged with plotting an Islamic State-inspired gun attack targeting the Jewish community in North West England, specifically Greater Manchester. The charges include the preparation of terrorist acts between December 2023 and May 2024. A third man, Bilel Saadaoui, 35, is charged with failing to disclose information about the plot. The suspects, who are reported to be Tunisian, were arrested on May 8th. The alleged plan involved using machine guns to carry out the attack.