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British police rearrest 2 men on suspicion of assisting Iran over suspected plot at a U.S.-run air base

Police have been investigating a suspected terror plot on September 27 against the U.S.-run base in western England.

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The counterterrorism police investigating a threat against an English air base used by U.S. bombers said the two men were working on behalf of Iran.

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RAF Fairford suspected terror plot investigation

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Two men have been re-arrested on suspicion of assisting Iranian intelligence as part of the continuing investigation into the suspected terror plot near RAF Fairford, while UK Counter Terrorism Policing considers Iranian state involvement 'highly likely' and all U.S. bombers remain withdrawn from the base.

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In this event Two re-arrested on suspicion of assisting Iran intelligence after RAF Fairford incident Related coverage UK: Iran 'highly likely' to be behind RAF Fairford incident Earlier coverage Seventh man bailed in connection with alleged terror plot near RAF Fairford Earlier coverage Police make seventh arrest over UK airbase incident Earlier coverage Trump ties US bomber withdrawal to threat against British base Earlier coverage Dual UK-Iranian national released on bail over suspected plot against U.S.-run military base Earlier coverage UK Believes Iran Played a Part in RAF Fairford Air Base Incident, Burnham Says Earlier coverage RAF Fairford: Rubio says ‘foreign actor’ behind suspected plot as some evacuated residents begin to return home – as it happened Earlier coverage RAF Fairford incident involves 'foreign actor', says Rubio Earlier coverage 5 British terror plot suspects freed on bail Earlier coverage Five arrested as counter-terror police investigate major incident near RAF Fairford Earlier coverage
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British police rearrest 2 men on suspicion of assisting Iran over suspected plot at a U.S.-run air base

The British Police Rearrest Two in Connection With Alleged Terror PlotNYTimes – World
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The British Police Rearrest Two in Connection With Alleged Terror Plot

The counterterrorism police investigating a threat against an English air base used by U.S. bombers said the two men were working on behalf of Iran.

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