UK prosecutors charge two men with National Security offences over airbase incident


A B‑1B Lancer bomber arrives at RAF Fairford airbase, after police declared a major incident at the base and arrested several men on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act, who have since been released on bail, in Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain, September 29, 2026. REUTERS/Toby Shepheard

LONDON, ⁠Oct ⁠27 (Reuters) - British prosecutors ‌said on Tuesday they ​had ⁠charged two ⁠men with offences ⁠under ‌the ⁠National Security ​Act ‌following an ⁠incident ​in September ⁠at RAF Fairford, ​an airbase used by ⁠the US to strike ​Iran.

(Reporting ⁠by ​Sam ‌Tabahriti; Editing ​by Kate Holton)

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