British prosecutors charged two men over a suspected plot targeting RAF Fairford

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British prosecutors on Tuesday charged two men under the 2023 National Security Act over a suspected plot targeting RAF Fairford, an English air base used by U.S. military bombers. Mohmed Abdulkarim, 24, a London resident, was charged with assisting a foreign intelligence service and with conduct likely to materially assist one, the Crown Prosecution Service said. Counterterrorism police said they believe the service was Iran’s. Nouman Essghir, 24, also a London resident, was charged with entering a prohibited place for a purpose prejudicial to the United Kingdom. The Wall Street Journal reported that the suspected attempt led the U.S. to withdraw a dozen heavy bombers from the base. Both men were due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court later Tuesday.