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UK charges 2 men over security incident at RAF Fairford

British prosecutors charged two men under the National Security Act over an incident at RAF Fairford, a base used by U.S. bombers.

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  • British prosecutors charged Mohmed Abdulkarim, 24, of London, with assisting a foreign intelligence service under the National Security Act.
  • Nouman Essghir, 24, was charged with entering a prohibited place for a purpose prejudicial to the United Kingdom.
  • British counterterrorism police said they believe the foreign country Abdulkarim was assisting was Iran.
  • Essghir was one of five men arrested outside RAF Fairford in the early hours of Sept. 27.
  • The base had been used by U.S. B-1 bombers to carry out strikes against Iran, and the bombers were later withdrawn.
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Reports charges follow Iran-linked incident at RAF Fairford

Fox News (Politics): UK charges 2 men in suspected Iran-linked incident at RAF Fairford after US bombers pulled

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Right-leaning outlets report that two men face national security charges after a suspected Iran-linked incident at a U.S. bomber base, noting the bombers were pulled afterward.

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Claims men charged over base incident tied to Iran

ZeroHedge: 2 Men Charged In UK Over Military Base Incident Allegedly Linked To Iran
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Conspiracy-right outlets claim the two men charged over the RAF Fairford incident were attempting to help Iranian intelligence, describing the incident as largely unexplained.

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