NEW YORK - The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday announced charges against three men it described as “Iranian operatives,” including one already in jail, over their role in an alleged terrorist plot at Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford airbase.Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, Mohsen Mohajeri and Mohammad Ali al-Hassani allegedly helped plan and direct the September incident at the base, which has been used by the U.S. military in its operations against Iran.Police were called to the Fairford site in southwestern England after a local farmer reported seeing a group of men with several white vans engaged in “suspicious” activity.
U.S. charges three ‘Iranian operatives’ over U.K. airbase plot
Days after the September incident, the United States withdrew all its B-1 bombers from the base.
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Justice Department on Tuesday announced charges against three men it described as “Iranian operatives,” including one already in jail, over their role in an alleged terrorist plot at Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford airbase.Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, Mohsen Mohajeri and Mohammad Ali al-Hassani allegedly helped plan and direct the September incident at the base, which has been used by the U.S. military in its operations against Iran.Police were called to the Fairford site in southwestern England after a local farmer reported seeing a group of men with several white vans engaged in “suspicious” activity.
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