The 25-year-old man was arrested Thursday in London on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts close to the RAF Fairford air base, which has been used by American bombers to strike Iran. He was the sixth person taken into custody and then released on bail as detectives investigate the incident.
The 25-year-old was the sixth man detained as counter-terrorism police investigate ‘possible foreign state involvement’ A sixth man who was arrested in connection with a suspected terrorist plot at RAF Fairford has been released on bail. The 25-year-old, a dual UK-Iranian national, was arrested on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts under section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006. Continue reading...
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, and UK Counter Terrorism Policing now considers Iranian state involvement 'highly likely'. All U.S. bombers have been withdrawn from the base, while the other suspects arrested in September and early October have been released on police bail.
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The 25-year-old was the sixth man detained as counter-terrorism police investigate ‘possible foreign state involvement’ A sixth man who was arrested in connection with a suspected terrorist plot at RAF Fairford has been released on bail. The 25-year-old, a dual UK-Iranian national, was arrested on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts under section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006. Continue reading...
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