Two men charged with UK national security offences over RAF Fairford incident
Briefing by News4U · First published
Mohmed Abdulkarim, 24, and Nouman Essghir, 24, both of London, were charged under the National Security Act 2023 after a suspected terror plot near RAF Fairford.
UK prosecutors charged Mohmed Abdulkarim, 24, and Nouman Essghir, 24, both of London, with national security offences under the National Security Act 2023 after an investigation into a suspected terror plot near RAF Fairford. [1] [2] [3]
Abdulkarim was charged with assisting a foreign intelligence service; Essghir was charged with entering a prohibited place for a purpose prejudicial to the UK. They will appear at Westminster magistrates court on Tuesday. [2]
Five other men arrested during the investigation remain on police bail. Counter-terrorism police previously said it was “highly likely that there is Iranian state involvement” in the incident near the Gloucestershire base on 27 September. [2]
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- UK prosecutors charge two after RAF Fairford incident
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- Two men charged over plot at RAF Fairford
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