Two Men Charged Under U.K. National Security Act Over RAF Fairford Incident
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British prosecutors charged two 24-year-old London men under the National Security Act on Tuesday following an investigation involving RAF Fairford, a military air base in western England used by U.S. forces.
Mohmed Abdulkarim, a British-Iranian dual national, was charged with conduct likely to materially assist a foreign intelligence service in activities related to the United Kingdom. Counter Terrorism Policing said it believes the country involved was Iran. British citizen Nouman Essghir was charged with entering or approaching a prohibited place for a purpose prejudicial to the United Kingdom. Both men were due to appear in a London court on Tuesday.
Essghir was arrested after suspicious activity was reported near RAF Fairford on September 27. Armed police and military bomb-disposal specialists searched the area, and nearby residents were evacuated. Police later said gasoline had been found in vans at the scene but no explosives. Essghir was released on bail and re-arrested last week; Abdulkarim was arrested during the past week. Six other men arrested during the broader investigation remain on bail.
RAF Fairford had been used by U.S. bombers during strikes on Iran. The United States subsequently withdrew its long-range bombers from the base in response to what President Donald Trump described as an Iran-linked threat. British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said the incident was highly likely to have been coordinated in Iran and almost certainly directed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Iran has denied involvement.
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