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15%
3 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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3 charged in U.S. with planning terror attacks, including alleged planned assault on British airbase
1 suspect allegedly continued to co-ordinate U.K. attack after arrest months earlier, U.S. attorney says
Three men, including one already jailed in the United States, were accused by U.S. authorities Tuesday of being Iran-supported operatives who plotted nearly 20 attacks on Jewish communities in Europe and the U.S. as well as a planned assault on a British airbase used by the U.S. Air Force.
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who → charge → Force
Charges against Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, a dual Iranian-Iraqi national; Mohsen Mohajeri, an Iranian national; and Mohammad Ali al-Hassani, an Iraqi national, were outlined in a superseding indictment unsealed in Manhattan federal court.
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Charges → outline → court
U.S. Attorney Jamie McDonald in New York said in a news release that al-Saadi, who was arrested in the spring, allegedly continued to co-ordinate with his co-defendants in the days leading up to the attempted September terrorist plot at a British Royal Air Force Base in Fairford, United Kingdom, where U.S. bombers and troops had been stationed.
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bombers → say → Fairford
"These defendants helped orchestrate a campaign of terror on behalf of terrorist organizations affiliated with Iran that targeted Jewish communities in Europe and the United States, and the British military base, RAF Fairford, housing American service members," McDonald said.
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McDonald → orchestrate → members
"The threat presented by Iran and Iran-backed terrorist groups to America and our allies is not hypothetical — it is very real."
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it → present → America
Attorney General Todd Blanche said: "Anyone who plans a terrorist plot on a military base housing American servicemembers will be prosecuted by the United States government."
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who → say → government
The new indictment offers fresh insight into an episode that has been shrouded in mystery for more than a month after five men were detained after midnight on Sept. 27 on suspected explosives and terrorism offenses after three suspicious vans were spotted travelling toward the base in western England.
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vans → offer → England
A sixth suspect, a British-Iranian dual national, was arrested several days later.
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suspect → arrest → ?
All the men were released on bail.
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men → release → bail
U.K. charges 2 men, accuses them of working on Iran's behalf in incident at airbase
Canada, U.K. allies vow action after RAF Fairford terror plot
British authorities linked the incident to Tehran, and though Iran denied involvement, the arrests prompted the U.S. to withdraw its bombers that had been stationed there.
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that → charge → bombers
The bombers were redeployed to their home bases in the United States.
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bombers → redeploy → States
RAF Fairford, located 160 kilometres west of London, has been used by American bombers during decades of conflicts in the Middle East.
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Fairford → locate → East
According to the indictment, al-Saadi allegedly used coded language in communications with relatives from jail to direct that money be passed along to others who could carry out attacks.
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who → accord → attacks
The indictment alleged that the three men conspired together to use a network of contacts in the United Kingdom to commit terrorist attacks on behalf of an Iran-aligned terrorist network, which included the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Kata’ib Hezbollah.
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which → allege → Corps
In June, al-Saadi pleaded not guilty to charges that he plotted at least 18 attacks in Europe in retaliation for the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran.
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he → plead → Iran
He called himself a "prisoner of war."
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He → call → war
He has been held without bail since.
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He → hold → bail
His lawyers did not immediately respond to requests for comment Tuesday on the latest development.
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lawyers → respond → development
Both Kata’ib Hezbollah and Iran’s IRGC have been designated by the U.S. government as foreign terrorist organizations.
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Hezbollah → designate → organizations
U.S. prosecutors say Al-Saadi was a Kata’ib Hezbollah commander.
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Saadi → say → ?
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