🚨 BREAKING: Mohmed Abdulkarim and Nouman Essghir charged over RAF Fairford incident Two men from London have been charged under the National Security Act after a major security scare near RAF Fairford last month. On 27 September, police were called in the early hours to three suspicious vehicles close to the Gloucestershire airbase, which has been used by US B-1 bombers for strikes on Iran. A major incident was declared, dozens of homes were evacuated, and a bomb disposal team was deployed. Petrol was found in the vans but no explosives. Seven men were arrested in total (initially on explosives and terrorism-related suspicions); most were later released on bail. This morning, Counter Terrorism Policing confirmed two charges: • Mohammed Abdul Karim (also reported as Mohmed Abdulkarim), 24, a British national from Westminster, has been charged under Section 3 of the National Security Act 2023 with assisting a foreign intelligence service. Police say they believe that service is Iranian. He is due at Westminster Magistrates’ Court today. • Nouman Essghir, 24, also a British national from Westminster, has been charged under Section 4 of the Act (entering a prohibited place for a purpose prejudicial to the UK) linked to activity on 22 August. He was first arrested at the scene on 27 September, re-arrested on 20 October, and is also appearing in court this morning. A 25-year-old dual UK-Iranian national who had been re-arrested has been released without charge but remains on police bail from an earlier arrest. The other five men connected to the investigation also remain on bail. Police, including Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor, have said it is highly likely there was Iranian state involvement and noted a series of recent incidents they believe were directed by Iran. The US withdrew its B-1 bombers from the base after the September incident. Iran has previously denied any involvement. This is still an ongoing investigation.