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ARCHIVED · 3 LEFT · 4 CENTER · 1 RIGHT · Oct 3, 2:19 AM

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Two men to appear in court charged with suspected terror plot

The Guardian UK reaches for "alleged", "plot"; The Jerusalem Post for "alleged", "plot".

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What happenedTwo men to appear in court charged with suspected terror plot.
What changedThe left frames it as "Two Iranian men charged over alleged terror plot targeting Manchester’s Jewish community". The right frames it as "Two Iranian nationals charged over alleged terrorism plot targeting UK Jewish community".
ConfidenceHigh. 6+ sources across left, center, and right with comparable news formats.
Archive healthStable · 8 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format

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47WORDING GAP

8 sources · 3 bias buckets · High confidence

Different Spin. The left frames it as "Two Iranian men charged over alleged terror plot targeting Manchester’s Jewish community". The right frames it as "Two Iranian nationals charged over alleged terrorism plot targeting UK Jewish community".

SOURCE MAP TIMELINE

Oct 2, 9:38 PM: BBC News joined the source map.

Oct 2, 9:56 PM: Financial Times - World joined the source map.

Oct 2, 10:10 PM: Bloomberg joined the source map.

Oct 2, 10:31 PM: Le Monde English joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 47/99 and story health is stable · 8 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.

ARCHIVED SOURCES

Left ·News report

Two Iranian men charged over alleged terror plot targeting Manchester’s Jewish community

allegedplot

Man, most likely in Iran, was in contact with men arrested on the eve of Yom Kippur, police say Two Iranian men have been charged in relation to an alleged terror plot targeting Manchester’...

Open source
Center-left ·News report

Two Iranians charged over suspected plot to target Jews in Manchester

Two Iranians charged over suspected plot to target Jews in Manchester Two Iranian nationals were charged in Britain with preparing a terrorist attack against the Jewish community in norther...

Open source
Center-right ·News report

Two Iranian nationals charged over alleged terrorism plot targeting UK Jewish community

allegedplot

Counter terrorism detectives said it was alleged the two men had been in contact with an overseas third-party who might be in Iran in relation to the plot.

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Center-left ·News report

In the UK, two Iranians charged with plotting an attack on Jewish community in Manchester

The arrests come nearly a year after a deadly knife and gun attack on the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in northern Manchester, in which two people died.

Open source
Center ·News report
Bloomberg3h ago

Two Iranian Men Charged Over Plot Targeting UK Jewish Community

Two Iranian nationals who entered the UK on small boats have been charged with preparing acts of terrorism, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement, with tensions between Britain and Ir...

Open source
Center ·News report

Two Iranian small-boat migrants charged with plotting attack on Jewish targets in Manchester

UK’s Counter Terrorism Policing said Salam Ahmadyan and Rahman Salehi may have been directed from Tehran

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Center ·News report
BBC News3h ago

Men charged over alleged plot to target Manchester Jewish community

The pair were arrested in the Northern Quarter area of the city on the eve of Yom Kippur.

Open source