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US prosecutors allege jailed man directed attacks via monitored calls
US prosecutors allege Mohammad al-Saadi coordinated terrorist attacks from a New York jail, including the alleged plot targeting RAF Fairford. The claims matter because they describe how he may have used monitored calls with relatives to relay instructions to associates outside prison.
An indictment unsealed in Manhattan says al-Saadi, 32, used coded references such as “work” to communicate with Mohsen Mohajeri and Mohammad Ali al-Hassani, who are in Iran. Prosecutors link the three to 20 attempted attacks across the US and Europe, including arson attacks on a Jewish charity and a synagogue in London, which they say were directed in real time. Al-Saadi was extradited to the US in May; all three face terrorism-related charges, and the allegations have not been established in court.
In short
- Prosecutors allege al-Saadi sent coded messages from a New York jail.
- The indictment links three men to 20 attempted attacks.
- Alleged targets included a London Jewish charity and synagogue.
Explained simply
Terrorism cases can involve people suspected of planning or supporting attacks across national borders. Prosecutors may use evidence such as phone calls and messages to argue that people in different countries acted together.
Mohammad al-Saadi is a US defendant who was extradited from Britain and held in a New York jail. The indictment also names Mohsen Mohajeri and Mohammad Ali al-Hassani, who are in Iran; prosecutors allege the three were linked to attempted attacks in the US and Europe.
The case raises questions about how instructions can be passed from detention to people outside prison, including through monitored calls. The charges remain allegations, and a court has yet to determine whether they are true.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “‘Mastermind’ of RAF Fairford terror plot ‘directed other attacks from his US cell while on FaceTime’, US prosecutors say”.