2 men charged with U.K. national security offenses over incident at U.S. base
The base has been used for strikes on Iran British nationals Mohmed Ahmad Abdulkarim and Nouman Essghir, both 24 and from London, have been charged with national security offenses under the National Security Act for a suspected plot against RAF Fairford, a U.S.-run military air base in England. They are accused of assisting Iran's intelligence service and entering a prohibited place for a purpose prejudicial to the U.K. The incident occurred on Sept. 27 and led the US. to pull its bombers from RAF Fairf. Iran has denied involvement in the plot, but considers any base used to attack its territory a legitimate target. The head of Britain's MI5, Ken McCallum, warned that both Iran and Russia were expanding their attacks against the U., and that this incident was not unique.
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LONDON — Two men were charged Tuesday with national security offenses over a suspected plot against RAF Fairford, a U.S.-run military air base in England, police and prosecutors said.
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