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THE SAME WORDS, PRINTED DIFFERENTLYWednesday 23 September 2026

10 outlets quote this line 6 different ways.

upi.com: “We are acutely aware this news will cause further concern to the Jewish community, as well as the wider public, especially given the significant High Holy Day period,”; bbc.co.uk: “to the Jewish community”…

As published

8 pages captured at the time, in each outlet's own typography. Open one to read the copy held outside the publisher's control.

upi.com as published: Police: Terror plot targeting Manchester's Jewish community foiledupi.com2026-09-23 15:48:05bbc.co.uk as published: Plot targeting Manchester's Jewish community disrupted, say policebbc.co.uk2026-09-23 15:48:05bbc.com as published: Plot targeting Manchester's Jewish community disrupted, say policebbc.com2026-09-23 15:48:05independent.co.uk as published: Two men arrested over suspected terrorist plot on Manchester’s Jewish communityindependent.co.uk2026-09-23 15:48:05irishtimes.com as published: ‘Utterly chilling’: Two men arrested over suspected terror plot targeting UK Jewish communityirishtimes.com2026-09-23 15:48:05news.sky.com as published: Two men arrested over suspected terrorist plot to target Jewish community in Manchester areanews.sky.com2026-09-23 15:48:05standard.co.uk as published: Two men arrested over suspected terror plot targeting Jewish communitystandard.co.uk2026-09-23 15:48:05tribuneonlineng.com as published: Two arrested over suspected terror plot targeting Manchester Jewish communitytribuneonlineng.com2026-09-23 15:48:05

Attributed to no one

Quoted verbatim from each outlet's own page. This site records what was published and who it was attributed to. It does not assess whether the claim is true.

bbc.co.uk

  • Sources have told the BBC the suspected plot was "fairly imminent" and in the later stages of planning.

no speaker named anywhere in the article

bbc.com

  • Sources have told the BBC the suspected plot was "fairly imminent" and in the later stages of planning.

no speaker named anywhere in the article

What this entry found

  • ONE SOURCE, MANY MASTHEADS

    8 outlets carried this. They resolve to 7 independent sources.

    A reader sampling these outlets received 7 accounts, not 8.

  • ONLY ONE OUTLET HAD THIS

    bbc.co.uk carried 3 details no other outlet reported.

    • Sources told the BBC the suspected plot was 'fairly imminent' and in the later stages of planning
    • Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood stated the government would 'continue to do all in our power to address threats against our Jewish community' and added 'We cannot expect our Jewish community to live behind higher walls'
    • Thousands of British Jews were in synagogues already guarded with heavy security and police presence on the eve of Yom Kippur
8outlets→7independent
What happened, for context

British counter-terrorism police arrested two men in their 30s on September 21, 2026 (Sunday, the eve of Yom Kippur) over a suspected terrorist plot targeting Manchester's Jewish community. The men were detained under the Terrorism Act 2000, and police conducted searches in Liverpool and Salford. Authorities stated they believe the threat has been disrupted and there is no ongoing public danger.

7 of 8 articles were readable. Headline only, no body text retrieved, for: news.sky.com. Nothing below is drawn from those outlets beyond their headline.

Who reported it

  • upi.comWIRE
    • bbc.co.ukPUBLIC
    • bbc.comPUBLIC
    identical copy
  • independent.co.ukINDEP
    • irishtimes.comINDEP
    • news.sky.comINDEP
    • standard.co.ukINDEP
    one owner · DMGT (Daily Mail)
  • tribuneonlineng.comUNCLASSIFIED

References

Carried by multiple outlets

  • Two men, both in their 30s, were arrestedupi.com, bbc.co.uk, bbc.com, independent.co.uk, irishtimes.com, standard.co.uk, tribuneonlineng.com
  • Arrests occurred on Sunday in Newton Street, Manchesterupi.com, independent.co.uk, irishtimes.com, standard.co.uk, tribuneonlineng.com
  • The arrests occurred on the eve of Yom Kippurupi.com, bbc.co.uk, bbc.com, irishtimes.com, standard.co.uk
  • Men were detained on suspicion of offences under Section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000upi.com, bbc.co.uk, bbc.com, independent.co.uk, irishtimes.com, standard.co.uk, tribuneonlineng.com
  • The suspected plot targeted the Jewish community in Manchesterupi.com, bbc.co.uk, bbc.com, independent.co.uk, irishtimes.com, standard.co.uk, tribuneonlineng.com
  • Searches were conducted at addresses in Epworth Street, Liverpool and Lancaster Road, Salfordupi.com, independent.co.uk, irishtimes.com, standard.co.uk
  • and 7 more, not shown

Reported by one outlet only

  • Officers obtained warrants of further detention on Tuesday, meaning the men will remain in police custody until at least September 27only upi.com
  • Sources told the BBC the suspected plot was 'fairly imminent' and in the later stages of planningonly bbc.co.uk
  • Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood stated the government would 'continue to do all in our power to address threats against our Jewish community' and added 'We cannot expect our Jewish community to live behind higher walls'only bbc.co.uk
  • Thousands of British Jews were in synagogues already guarded with heavy security and police presence on the eve of Yom Kippuronly bbc.co.uk, bbc.com
  • Officers in forensic suits were pictured searching a white Mercedes car surrounded by police vehicles in Newton Streetonly irishtimes.com, standard.co.uk
  • Greater Manchester Police increased its security operation around Jewish communities during the High Holy Daysonly tribuneonlineng.com