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Three Iran-backed suspects plotted attacks including RAF Fairford incident, US says

Headline via BBC News · first report 11 Nov, 02:23 IST, latest 11 Nov, 06:31 IST

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What we know

2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from The Straits Times at 11 Nov, 02:23 IST; the latest is from BBC News at 11 Nov, 06:31 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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First report11 Nov, 02:23 IST
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NEW YORK, Nov 10 - A member of an Iran-backed militia plotted to attack the RAF Fairford air base in Britain while detained in the US on criminal charges, the US Justice Department said on Tuesday.
The US Department of Justice said one of the men continued to communicate with contacts from prison in New York.

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