Dual UK-Iranian national arrested over RAF Fairford incident, counter terror police say
Police say the investigation involves five other arrests, two property searches and possible foreign state involvement.
- Five men were arrested near RAF Fairford on suspicion of offenses under the Explosives Act, prompting a major investigation.
- Counter Terrorism Policing said a 27-year-old dual UK-Iranian national was arrested in London on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts.
- A 26-year-old man was questioned under caution, while the five men arrested near the airbase remain on police bail.
- Vicki Evans said police were considering “all possible angles,” including foreign state involvement; Iran called the accusations “baseless.
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UK Fairford Airbase Attack Plot: What We Know About the Suspected Threat
British police have arrested a dual UK-Iranian national in connection with an alleged terrorist plot involving RAF Fairford, an airbase used by the US to target Iran. This incident began when police received a tip from a local farmer who saw suspicious vans and masked individuals near the airbase. Five suspects were initially arrested but […]
The suspicious activities in the vicinity of the US airfield continue to give rise to riddles. Authorities only provide fragmentary information, but talk about Iran's role.
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thisisoxfordshire.co.ukAnother man arrested in suspected RAF Fairford 'terror plot'
A dual UK-Iranian national is the sixth man arrested in the suspected RAF Fairford terror plot.
Anglo-Iranian Man Held over UK Airbase Incident
A man with dual UK-Iranian citizenship was arrested Thursday over a mysterious "major incident" at an airbase in southwest England as Israel said it had warned London about an attack. The sixth arrest came after British Prime Minister Andy Burnham told the BBC there were "strong indications that Iran played a part in what happened over the weekend at RAF Fairford", a base used by the US military in its war against Iran.
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