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US charges three alleged Iranian agents over plot against British RAF Fairford base

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US charges three alleged Iranian agents over plot against British RAF Fairford base

The US Department of Justice on Tuesday charged three men it describes as Iranian agents in a terrorist plot targeting the British RAF Fairford air base in England in September. According to prosecutors, one of the suspects instructed individuals to drive vans to the base, some of which were carrying fuel barrels. The base housed US military aircraft and personnel, according to France 24.

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