00:02Two men have been charged under the UK's National Security Act following an incident near a military airbase last month,
00:10police announced on Tuesday.
00:12The pair have been named as Mohamed Ahmad Abdul Karim, 24, and Numan Esgir, also 24.
00:18Abdul Karim has been accused of assisting a foreign intelligence service, which police believe to be Iran's.
00:25Both were due to appear in court on Tuesday.
00:27It comes after five men were arrested near the Raf Fairford Airbase in southwest England in late September after police
00:35received reports of several suspicious vehicles in the area.
00:39In July, Iran said it was aware that the base was being used by U.S. bombers as part of
00:45Washington's military operations against Iran.
00:48Iranian authorities had warned the UK that any base used for aggression against Iranian territory constitutes a legitimate target for
00:56our forces.
00:59In this case, if an environment could be used by U.S., UNILEK prisoner for access to violence, violence against
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