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DOJ charges three Iran-backed men in foiled fuel-van plot on RAF Fairford, a British base used by U.S. bombers
A superseding federal indictment unsealed Tuesday charges Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, Mohsen Mohajeri and Mohammad Ali Al-Hassani with terrorism offenses tied to Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps and Kata'ib Hizballah, saying they plotted to attack RAF Fairford in England with three vans carrying barrels of fuel, Fox News reported. Prosecutors say the vans were sent toward the base on Sept. 26, at least two were stopped at a security roadblock, and Al-Saadi helped coordinate the plot from a Brooklyn jail using coded phone calls to relatives in Iraq, the New York Post reported. "Anyone who plans a terrorist plot on a military base housing American service members will be prosecuted," Attorney General Todd Blanche said; it was unclear Tuesday whether Mohajeri and Al-Hassani are in custody.
- Fox NewsIran-backed terror suspects plotted attack on US troops using vans packed with fuel, DOJ says
- New York PostIran 'terrorist' orchestrated foiled plot on UK military base from NYC prison cell: feds