Two men planned ‘untold harm’ with attack on Jewish community in Manchester, jury told — as defendant shouts out in court The two men are accused of buying assault rifles, handguns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition in preparation for a suicide attack.

(Sky News) A trial accusing two men of planning “untold harm” and “mass fatalities” with an attack on members of the Jewish community in Manchester has been interrupted by an outburst from one of the defendants.

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

Preston Crown Court heard the two men bought assault rifles, handguns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition as they prepared for a suicide attack on the Jewish community in Manchester.

Opening the case on Wednesday, prosecutor Harpreet Sandhu KC said Saadaoui, from Abram, near Wigan, was arrested by counter-terrorism officers in a car park in Bolton as he allegedly took a delivery of weapons following an undercover sting operation.

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