Two charged over RAF Fairford suspected terror plot
Armed police pictured at the entrance of the Gloucestershire base(Image: PAUL GILLIS / Reach Plc)
TL;DR
- Two men, Mohmed Abdulkarim and Nouman Essghir, have been charged under the National Security Act.
- The charges stem from an investigation into a suspected terror plot involving RAF Fairford.
- Abdulkarim is charged with assisting a foreign intelligence service.
- Essghir is charged with entering a prohibited place for a purpose prejudicial to the UK.
- Both men are from London and will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.
- Five other men arrested in the investigation remain on police bail.
- Counter Terrorism Policing believes Iranian state involvement is highly likely.