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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Maya Yang and Jason Burke

US charges man with plotting Iran-directed attacks on Jews in London and New York

Mohammad Al-Saadi appears in federal court in Manhattan, New York, in this courtroom sketch
Mohammad Al-Saadi appears in federal court in Manhattan, New York, in this courtroom sketch. Photograph: Jane Rosenberg/Reuters

The US justice department has arrested and charged an Iraqi national accused of involvement in nearly 20 alleged terror attacks and attempted attacks across the US and Europe.

The wave of violence attributed to Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi has caused huge concern in many European countries but especially the UK, where Jewish community centres, charities, synagogues and other sites have been targeted in recent weeks.

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