Two men convicted for ISIS-inspired plot to kill hundreds of Jews in UK

Published February 13, 2026 6:40pm ET



Two Muslim men residing in the United Kingdom were sentenced to dozens of years in prison over an Islamic State group-inspired plot to kill hundreds of Jews in the Greater Manchester Area.

Walid Saadaoui, 38, of Tunisian origin, and Amar Hussein, 52, of Kuwaiti origin, were convicted on Friday over the planned terrorist plot. Saadaoui, the head of the plot, was sentenced to a minimum of 37 years in prison, while Hussein was sentenced to at least 26 years. Saadaoui’s younger brother, 37, was sentenced to six years in prison for his failure to disclose information about the plot.

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