British counterterrorism police say they have thwarted a suspected terrorist plot aimed at the Jewish community in the Manchester area, after a long-running investigation.
Police report that two men are arrested on suspicion of terrorism-related offences. Multiple outlets cite arrests made in and around Manchester, including a location in the Northern Quarter and an address on Newton Street, with officers seizing the men at one site before carrying out a raid on a nearby hostel. The Independent and other reports say the men are in their 30s.
Outlet reports converge on the allegation but differ slightly on details, including how they describe the disruption and the operational steps. Some outlets emphasize the plot’s intended target and that police say the threat was disrupted, while others focus more on the arrests and specific legal basis. One report specifies Section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000; another describes arrests and police statements without highlighting the section number.
