Two men charged under UK National Security Act over alleged Iran-linked plot at RAF Fairford
Summary
Two men have been charged under Britain's National Security Act over an alleged Iran-linked plot targeting RAF Fairford, the US-run air base in southwest England that US bombers had used for strikes on Iran. The charges were brought on Tuesday, 27 October. The Financial Times named the men as Mohmed Abdulkarim and Nouman Essghir and reported that they appeared in court. According to The Guardian, a court heard that the men were directed to drive vans loaded with petrol to the base by a handler known as Ali, whom police believe worked on behalf of Iran, and that one of the five men tasked with the drive called police in the early hours of 27 September after the handler warned of a bomb in the vans. The South China Morning Post reported that prosecutors accuse one of the men of trying to assist Iranian intelligence operations in Britain, and that US bombers were withdrawn on security grounds shortly after five British men were arrested outside the base that morning. Deutsche Welle reported that police suspect Iranian state involvement, and Le Monde reported that these are the first charges over the incident, which began when a local farmer reported a group of men in several white vans engaged in suspicious activity.
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Deutsche Welle
Source ↗Deutsche Welle reports that British prosecutors have charged two men over an incident near RAF Fairford in September, at a base used for US strikes on Iran, and that police suspect Iranian state involvement.
ABC
Source ↗ABC reports that two men have been charged with national security offences over last month's incident at RAF Fairford, a US-run military base in England.
CNBC
Source ↗CNBC reports that two men face UK national security charges after an incident at a British air base used by US forces during strikes on Iran.
CBS News
Source ↗CBS News reports that two men arrested in connection with an alleged Iran-linked terror plot targeting RAF Fairford have been charged with national security offences.
CBC
Source ↗CBC reports that two men were charged on Tuesday with national security offences over a suspected plot against RAF Fairford, and that police and prosecutors said the men worked on Iran's behalf.
Le Monde
Source ↗Le Monde reports that these are the first charges over the 27 September incident at the Fairford base in southwest England, which began when a local farmer reported suspicious activity by men in white vans.
South China Morning Post
Source ↗The South China Morning Post reports that prosecutors accuse one of the two men, charged under Britain's National Security Act, of trying to assist Iranian intelligence operations in Britain.
Fox News
Source ↗Fox News reports that two men face charges under the UK's National Security Act after a September incident at RAF Fairford, a key base for US military bombers.
Financial Times
Source ↗The Financial Times reports that two British men, Mohmed Abdulkarim and Nouman Essghir, have been charged under the National Security Act over a plot at RAF Fairford and have appeared in court.
The Guardian
Source ↗The Guardian reports that a court heard the two men were directed by a handler known as Ali, whom police believe worked for Iran, to drive vans loaded with petrol to the base.
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