US prosecutors have charged three men over an alleged Iran-backed plot involving RAF Fairford, a British airbase used by US forces, according to BBC. Iran has denied involvement in the incident near the base.
The indictment names Mohsen Mohajeri, Mohammad Ali al-Hassani and Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi. The BBC reported that al-Saadi, a dual Iranian-Iraqi national, is accused of communicating with UK contacts from a New York prison, while the other two allegedly operated from Iran, according to BBC.
Prosecutors allege that al-Hassani tasked associates with surveilling the base, procuring vans and fuel, and researching chemical accelerants and metallic objects that could be used as shrapnel, The Guardian reported.
A major incident was declared near the base on 27 September after suspicious vans were spotted. No explosive materials were found in the vans, but petrol was seized, according to BBC.
The indictment also alleges that the men planned attacks against Jewish communities in Europe and the United States, DW reported. The broadcaster said only the dual national was in custody.
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