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Two men jailed for life over plot to attack Greater Manchester’s Jewish community

An undercover operative stopped the pair from carrying out what could have been UK’s deadliest terrorist attack

The Guardian - UK · Feb 13

Men given life jail terms for plotting attack on mass gathering of Jews

Walid Saadaoui was told by a judge at Preston Crown Court that he must serve a minimum of 37 years in custody.

Evening Standard · Feb 13

Men who plotted ‘mass murder’ of Jewish community in terror attack jailed for life

The men plotted to open fire on a march against antisemitism in what could have been ‘one of the deadliest attacks’ the UK has ever seen

The Independent UK · Feb 13

‘My blood is boiling, brother’: the foiled plot to massacre Jews on streets of Greater Manchester

Walid Saadaoui and Amar Hussein thought ‘zero hour’ had finally arrived until undercover operative thwarted them

The Guardian - UK · Dec 23, 2025

Pair convicted of plotting gun attack on mass gathering of Jews

Counter-terrorism police intervened on the ‘strike day’ of May 8 last year, with more than 200 officers involved.

Evening Standard · Dec 23, 2025

Two men found guilty of Manchester plot to ‘kill as many Jewish people as they could’

Preston court finds Walid Saadaoui and Amar Hussein guilty of preparing acts of terrorism after buying AK-47s from undercover officer

The Guardian - UK · Dec 23, 2025

Man accused of planning to shoot Jews praised Paris terror attacks, trial told

Walid Saadaoui, of Abram, Wigan, denies preparing acts of terrorism between December 13 2023 and May 9 2024.

Evening Standard · Oct 16, 2025

Gun plot terror accused ‘hero-worshipped’ Paris attacks mastermind, jury told

Walid Saadaoui, 38, and Amar Hussein, 52, deny preparing acts of terrorism between December 13 2023 and May 9 2024.

Evening Standard · Oct 9, 2025

Men hatched terror plot to ‘kill as many Jewish people as they could’, jury hears

Walid Saadaoui and Amar Hussein secured guns and hundreds of ammunition rounds, Preston crown court told

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2025

Pair plotted ‘mass fatalities’ with gun attack on Jewish people, court hears

Walid Saadaoui, 38, and Amar Hussein, 52, deny preparing acts of terrorism between December 13 2023 and May 9 2024.

Evening Standard · Oct 8, 2025