British national arrested in connection with RAF Fairford incident
Counter-terrorism police said six other suspects remain on bail as investigators pursue multiple lines of inquiry into the suspected plot.
- 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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British police arrest man linked to suspected terror plot against RAF Fairford
British authorities apprehended a 22-year-old man in London in connection with the suspected terror attack on RAF Fairford last month, Counter Terrorism Policing announced Tuesday.
British police arrested a new suspect after the incident near Fairford base, where the United States withdrew their aircraft in the face of Iran-related threats Police
In London, a new suspect has been arrested on suspicion of preparing a terrorist attack at the air force base in Fairford. This was reported by the British police's counter-terrorism division. The suspect is a 22-year-old man of British nationality. A home in the same area was also searched. On September 27, an alarm was raised at a British air force base in the county of Gloucestershire after suspicious white vans were spotted. The police fea…
Man is 22 years old and British nationality. He was arrested in Westminster, London
UK Makes 7th Arrest Over Incident at RAF Fairford
British police on Tuesday arrested a 22-year-old man in London on suspicion of a terror offence over a security incident at a US-run military air base in England that authorities have linked to Iran. Counter Terrorism Politics said the man, a British national, was detained in the Westminster area of...
A seventh man was arrested on Tuesday in connection with a serious incident last month near a British military base used by the United States to launch airstrikes against Iran, police said.
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