Iranian small-boat migrants accused of plotting a chlorine bomb attack on a Manchester synagogue will face trial in 2027

Salam Ahmadyan, 36, of Liverpool, and Rahman Salehi, 34, of Salford, are accused of scouting Heaton Park Synagogue, where two men were killed in a terror attack last year. Prosecutors allege their handler was an Iranian national, most likely operating inside Iran. Both deny the charges. Justice Cheema-Grubb remanded them in custody and listed a five-week trial at Manchester Crown Court for 15 June 2027.

The Jewish Museum in Cheetham Hill was also allegedly scoped out as a target.

The pair are accused of gathering parts and liquids to assemble an explosive device.

Melvin Cravitz, 66, and Adrian Daulby, 53, died in the synagogue attack on 2 October last year.