3 charged with plotting terror attacks in U.S., Europe

Avery Lotz

A military jet takes off from a runway in the United Kingdom. — A Rockwell B1 Lancer heavy bomber departs on October 4 in Fairford, United Kingdom. Photo: David Bown/Getty Images

The U.S. charged three individuals in connection with alleged Iranian-linked terror plots, including a September scheme against a British Royal Air Force Base that housed U.S. military personnel and aircraft, per an indictment unsealed Tuesday.

The big picture: The indictment alleges that a leader of an Islamic terrorist group attempted to coordinate with his fellow defendants from jail by passing coded messages through third parties.

Driving the news: Since early in the year, the three men named in the indictment worked to commit terror attacks on behalf of an Iran-aligned terrorist network, the indictment alleges.

This is a breaking news story and will be updated.

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