Two men charged under National Security Act over RAF Fairford terror plot

Mohmed Abdulkarim and Nouman Essghir, both 24, face charges under the National Security Act 2023 following a suspected terror incident near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire.

Two charged after suspected terror plot near US airbase in Gloucestershire

Mohmed Abdulkarim, 24, has been charged with assisting a foreign intelligence service following last month's incident near RAF Fairford, bbc.co.uk reports. A second man, Nouman Essghir, 24, faces a charge of entering a prohibited place for a purpose prejudicial to the UK under the National Security Act 2023.

Both men are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court. Abdulkarim is from Westminster, London.

Counter-terror police said a third man, a 25-year-old UK-Iranian national, has been released without charge.

The investigation was triggered on 27 September, when three suspicious vehicles were spotted near the US-operated airbase in Gloucestershire, prompting a major incident to be declared.

This is a developing story.

Source: The Sun