Two men sentenced over ISIS inspired MASS MURDER PLOT of Jewish people in Manchester

Two men have been sentenced to life - with minimum terms totalling 63 years - after being found guilty of plotting the Islamic State-inspired mass murder of Jewish people in Manchester.

Walid Saadaoui, 38, of Crankwood Road, Abram, Wigan; and Amar Hussein, 52, of no fixed address, denied terror charges, but were convicted following a trial at Preston Crown Court which ended on December 2 last year.

A jury convicted them of preparation of terrorist acts - namely that between December 13, 2023, and May 9, 2024, with the intention of committing acts of terrorism, they arranged for the purchase and delivery of firearms, conducted reconnaissance and made plans of attack.

A third defendant - Walid's brother, Bilel Saadaoui, 36, of Fairclough Street, Hindley, Wigan - pleaded not guilty to a single charge of failing to disclose acts of terrorism between the same dates. The jury found him guilty by majority.

The trial heard Tunisia-born holiday camp entertainer turned restaurateur Walid Saadaoui was an Islamic State fanatic, but his plot was thwarted thanks to an undercover operative posing as a fellow IS enthusiast - named only 'Farouk' during the trial. The attack could have been 'the deadliest terror attack' in UK history, according to one of the country's most senior counter terrorism officers.

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