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 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
Pair accused of plotting to kill Jewish people planned ‘untold harm’, jury hears Two men are accused at Preston Crown Court of preparing acts of terrorism in Manchester. Evening Standard · Oct 8, 2025
Pair deny IS-inspired plot for gun attack on UK Jewish community Walid Saadaoui, 37, and Amar Hussein, 51, pleaded not guilty to preparing acts of terrorism. Evening Standard · Dec 20, 2024