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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 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

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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…

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Man is 22 years old and British nationality. He was arrested in Westminster, London

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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.

·Vilnius, Lithuania
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Reuters broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Tuesday, October 6, 2026.
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