3 Iran-backed operatives indicted for alleged role in terror plots
Three Iran-linked operatives are accused of plotting a terrorist attack at an air base in the U.K. and attempting over a dozen attacks in the U.S. and Europe.
Three individuals, Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, Mohsen Mohajeri, and Mohammad Ali al-Hassani, have been indicted for alleged roles in terror plots against a British Royal Air Force base in the United Kingdom, where U.S. troops are stationed. According to the Justice Department, Al-Saadi, who is currently in federal custody in New York, coordinated with Mohajeri and al-Hassani, both Iranian nationals, to attack the RAF Fairford base in September.
The indictment alleges that Al-Saadi directed and paid associates in the UK to prepare for the attack, including arranging vans filled with fuel and research materials for potential attacks. Prosecutors alleged that Al-Saadi paid individuals to organize the vans and research chemical accelerants and metal for shrapnel. The vans were intended to be driven to the air base, where they would explode.
However, two of the vans encountered security checkpoints and could not proceed. Attorney General Todd Blanche stated that anyone planning terrorist plots on military bases housing American servicemembers will be prosecuted by the United States government.
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