US prosecutors charge Iranian operative allegedly responsible for UK air force base attack
Summary
A U.S. federal indictment alleges that Mohammad Dawood al-Saadi, an Iranian-Iraqi national held in New York, directed a planned attack on RAF Fairford in England. Prosecutors say he used coded calls to family members to pass plans to associates, who allegedly surveyed the base and sought vehicles, fuel and materials for explosives.Key Facts
- The indictment says al-Saadi plotted the attack while in custody and sent instructions through coded family calls.
- Prosecutors allege al-Saadi passed plans to Mohsen Mohajeri, described as an operative of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and Mohammad Ali al-Hassani.
- The indictment alleges associates surveyed RAF Fairford and sought vans, fuel, chemical accelerants and metal objects for use as shrapnel.
- Five men from London were arrested near RAF Fairford on 27 September on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences.
- RAF Fairford hosts U.S. Air Force bombers and was used in the U.S. bombing campaign against Iran.
- Al-Saadi had already faced charges over alleged links to 18 attacks in Europe and an alleged plan to bomb a New York synagogue.
- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said in July that bases used by the United States to attack Iran, including RAF Fairford, were legitimate targets.
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