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UK PM: Iran Revolutionary Guard almost certainly behind plot against UK base
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UK Prime Minister Burnham told the House of Commons on Monday that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is almost certainly behind an alleged terrorist plot targeting a UK air base used by US forces. He said the assessment indicates the plot was highly likely coordinated from inside Iran and almost certainly directed by the Revolutionary Guard. Burnham stated that such threats will not be tolerated in the UK and that authorities will use all powers to counter Iranian activity through criminal networks, including action against those networks and their funding. Last month, several men were arrested on suspicion of plotting an attack on RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, England, and remain under police investigation.
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October 12 — UK Prime Minister Burnham stated that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is almost certainly the mastermind behind an alleged terrorist plot targeting a UK Royal Air Force base used by US forces.
Speaking in the House of Commons on Monday afternoon, Burnham said:
"I can confirm that we assess this was highly likely coordinated from within Iran, and almost certainly directed by the IRGC. We will not tolerate such threats on British soil. We will use all our powers to counter Iran's use of criminal networks, and take action against these networks and their funding sources."
Last month, several men were arrested on suspicion of plotting a terrorist attack on RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, England. They remain under police investigation.
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