Overview
- Jurors viewed police surveillance of Walid Saadaoui and his brother Bilel in Leigh on March 22, 2024, and at Heaton Park on April 5, 2024, as the trial resumed at Preston Crown Court.
- Undercover operative “Farouk” continued a ninth day of testimony, recounting recorded conversations and a March 17, 2024 reconnaissance walk past synagogues and Jewish schools in Salford, Cheetham Hill and Prestwich.
- The court heard Saadaoui allegedly called a pro‑Israel march the primary target, spoke of using “cluster bombs,” and discussed live‑broadcasting an attack.
- Testimony and messages presented to jurors described coded references to firearms, including the term “goldfinch,” alongside Telegram images of weapons said to have been sourced abroad.
- Prosecutors said police seized two assault rifles, a semi‑automatic pistol and nearly 200 rounds from Saadaoui’s car in May 2024, while all three defendants deny the charges.