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A 25-year-old dual UK-Iranian national arrested over a suspected terrorist plot at RAF Fairford has been released on bail, bringing the total number of arrests to six. The investigation continues amid claims of possible Iranian involvement.
A sixth person arrested over a suspected terrorist plot at RAF Fairford, a US-run military air base in England, has been released on bail. The 25-year-old, a dual UK- Iran ian national, was detained on Thursday in the Westminster area of London on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts under section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006.
RAF Fairford Terror Investigation Expands
Searches of two properties in Westminster have now concluded, counter-terrorism police said. The man becomes the sixth person to be arrested in the investigation and the second to be released on bail. Last weekend, five British nationals, all in their mid-20s, were arrested on suspicion of explosives offences and terrorism before being bailed. The arrests followed reports of three suspicious vans near the military site in Gloucestershire.
Police were reportedly called by one of the men they later arrested. Scores of residents were evacuated from their homes near the base as armed police officers and army bomb-disposal experts swooped on the rural area. Counter-terrorism police have said a quantity of petrol, but no explosive devices, was found in the vans that sparked the security alert near the airbase. The investigation into the incident is still under way.
Vicki Evans, the senior national coordinator for Counter Terrorism Policing, previously said the investigation was hugely complex. She added that specialist teams were interrogating multiple lines of inquiry. Evans said: As we have made clear, we are looking at all possible angles, including possible foreign state involvement. Authorities have not ruled out any line of inquiry.
Iranian Involvement and Base Operations
The development comes after Prime Minister Andy Burnham said there were strong indications Iran played a part in the incident near the Gloucestershire military base. His comments have drawn international attention to the case. On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed Israel handed Britain intelligence about the suspected terror plot. He said his country warned UK authorities about the Iranian-sponsored attack shortly before Britain announced a ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
RAF Fairford has been used in recent months by US bombers after former prime minister Sir Keir Starmer granted Washington permission to use British bases for defensive strikes against Tehran during the Middle East war. The UK has given authorisation to the US to use bombers based at Fairford to strike Iranian sites. Top US officials have criticised the decision to grant the suspects bail.
President Donald Trump said he would not have done that, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio said a lot of people were disturbed by the move. The case has drawn international attention amid broader regional tensions and questions about foreign state involvement. Counter-terrorism police said the investigation continues as authorities examine multiple lines of inquiry.
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