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Two men charged under UK National Security Act after RAF Fairford incident
Two 24-year-old men were charged Tuesday under the National Security Act over last month's incident near RAF Fairford and will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court later, the BBC reported. A third man was released without charge.
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Two men were charged Tuesday with offences under the United Kingdom's National Security Act over an incident last month near RAF Fairford, a U.S.-operated air base in Gloucestershire, the BBC reported1.
Mohmed Abdulkarim, 24, was charged with assisting a foreign intelligence service. Nouman Essghir, 24, was charged with entering a prohibited place for a purpose prejudicial to the UK. Both will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court later, according to the BBC1.
Counter-terror police said a third man, a 25-year-old UK-Iranian national, had been released without charge, the BBC reported1.
Three suspicious vehicles were seen near the base on 27 September, leading to a major incident being declared, the BBC said1.
An Associated Press report carried by Local 10 also described the charging of two men over the incident at the U.S.-run base2. The charges are allegations that have not been proven in court.
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Named suspects, Westminster Magistrates' Court listing, and a third man released without charge.
Two 24-year-old men were charged under the National Security Act after last month's incident near RAF Fairford, the BBC reported. BBC News
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2 men charged with UK national security offenses over incident at US-run military base in England
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