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British national arrested in connection with RAF Fairford incident
- British police arrested a 22-year-old man in Westminster, London, on Tuesday in connection with a suspected terror plot at the US-run RAF Fairford air base in Gloucestershire.
- Police declared a major incident last month after being alerted to three "suspicious vehicles" near the airbase, prompting the evacuation of dozens of homes in the area.
- Six other men were arrested earlier, including a 25-year-old dual Iranian-British national detained on October 1; all six have been released on police bail during the investigation.
- Senior national coordinator for Counter Terrorism Policing, Vicki Evans, said the case "remains a live investigation" and police are continuing to "pursue multiple lines of enquiry."
- This arrest in central London marks the seventh action in the investigation concerning a suspected plot against RAF Fairford in western England.
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A seventh man was arrested in the investigation into an alleged terrorist plot near Fairford Air Base, the British Anti-Terrorist Police announced on Tuesday. The young man, a 22-year-old British citizen, is suspected of preparing terrorist acts.
·Bucharest, Romania
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Six suspects had previously been arrested.
·Helsinki, Finland
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Military base: The police released little information about the 22-year-old British man who was arrested in Westminster on Tuesday. The six previously arrested men…
·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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A 22-year-old Britishman is said to have been involved in the alleged Iranian plot against the Faiford Air Force Base. It is the seventh arrest in the case.
·Germany
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