Two Iranian nationals charged over alleged Yom Kippur terror plot in Manchester British police charged two Iranian nationals on Friday with plotting a terrorist attack targeting the Jewish community in Manchester on Yom Kippur. The men allegedly acquired bomb-making materials and conducted reconnaissance, and were in contact with a third party possibly in Iran. British police have charged two Iranian nationals with plotting a terrorist attack targeting the Jewish community in Manchester on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Manchester Plot Charges and ReactionRahman Salehi, 34, and Salam Ahmadyan, 36, were charged on Friday with engaging in conduct in preparation for terrorist acts on or before September 20. The two men were allegedly in contact with an overseas third party, possibly in Iran, in relation to the plot, according to the Metropolitan Police. Salehi, who was living in Salford near Manchester, and Ahmadyan, who was based in Liverpool, are accused of acquiring homemade explosive materials using encrypted messaging apps.Police said they also obtained a document titled Steps for Making a Powder Chlorine and Car Brake Oil Fluid Bomb. Both men allegedly obtained images, plans, and maps of potential targets, and conducted reconnaissance at possible locations. Authorities said the men had components for manufacturing an improvised explosive device and conducted reconnaissance for potential targets. The foiled plot appeared planned to coincide with the anniversary of the terror attack on the Heaton Park Synagogue in Manchester that left two dead.British government minister Shabana Mahmood said on Friday that the news would be deeply distressing for Jewish communities, coming so soon after Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. She added that she knew this would be especially true in Manchester, as the community marks one year since the terrorist attack at Heaton Park Synagogue. The charges come days after police arrested another Iranian national in London over a suspected plot targeting RAF Fairford, some 90 miles southwest of London.RAF Fairford Investigation and ThreatsRAF Fairford is a Royal Air Force station used by the US Air Force for missions to Iran, located about 90 minutes west of London. Five British nationals were arrested after suspected explosives were found in three vans near the base early Sunday morning, although all suspects were subsequently released on bail.The five men, all from London and in their early to mid-20s, were arrested Sunday on suspicion of terrorism and explosives offenses after three suspicious vehicles were seen moving toward RAF Fairford. The explosives were later found to be gasoline, and the incident remains under investigation as a possible Iranian-backed plot.While the two incidents are so far being treated as unrelated, Vicki Evans, the senior national coordinator for counterterrorism policing, said they have brought into sharp focus some of the wider threats being projected into the UK from Iran. Evans, a deputy assistant commissioner, said in a statement that while the Manchester incident and the investigation into the RAF Fairford incident are not connected in any way, she wanted to reassure the public that counterterrorism policing, working with national security partners, is using the full range of capabilities to protect the UK from any hostile acts.Iran has strongly denied any involvement in last Sunday's foiled plot, with its embassy in London issuing a fierce statement rebuking claims that its proxies planned to attack US forces in Britain. So far, Iran has not issued any response to reports that two Iranian nationals planned to attack Jews in Manchester.