Islamic State supporters guilty of planning ‘most deadly’ gun attack on Jewish targets in Manchester Greater Manchester Police said the consequences of carrying out such an attack on the Jewish community would have been 'catastrophic.'

December 23, 2025   

(Sky News) Two Islamic State extremists have been found guilty of plotting a deadly gun attack on Manchester’s Jewish community.

Walid Saadaoui, 38, and Amar Hussein, 52, were found guilty by a jury at Preston Crown Court on Tuesday.

They had bought assault rifles, handguns and ammunition for the suicide attack they planned on Jewish targets. They saw any Christian victims “as a bonus.”

Saadaoui’s brother, Bilel Saddaoui, 36, of Fairclough Street, Hindley, Wigan, was found guilty of failing to disclose information about the pair’s terror plans.

Greater Manchester Police Assistant Chief Constable Rob Potts said the plan would have resulted in “the deadliest terrorist attack in UK history.”

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