Terror Plot Targeting US Troops Allegedly Directed From Behind Bars
Summary
A newly unsealed U.S. indictment alleges that Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi coordinated suspected terrorist plots from a Brooklyn jail using coded messages and payments. Prosecutors say the alleged plots targeted Jewish communities in Europe and the United States, as well as RAF Fairford, a British base that has hosted U.S. troops and bombers.Key Facts
- The superseding indictment charges al-Saadi and two other men with conspiring to carry out nearly 20 attacks.
- Prosecutors allege the defendants acted for an Iran-aligned network that included the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Kata'ib Hezbollah.
- Al-Saadi allegedly communicated with co-defendants Mohsen Mohajeri and Mohammad Ali al-Hassani through calls with family members in Iraq.
- British authorities detained six suspects in connection with the suspected RAF Fairford plot; all were later released on bail.
- The United States withdrew bombers stationed at RAF Fairford and redeployed them to their home bases.
- Al-Saadi is the only defendant currently in U.S. custody, and he pleaded not guilty in June to charges involving alleged plots across Europe.
- Iran has denied involvement in the suspected plot.
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