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British-Iranian man arrested in RAF Fairford investigation
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Key Points:
- U.K. counter-terrorism police arrested a 25-year-old British-Iranian man in London on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts related to an incident at RAF Fairford, with a second 26-year-old U.K. national also questioned.
- The investigation involves multiple lines of inquiry, including potential foreign state involvement, with police searching two properties and continuing to interrogate suspects.
- Five U.K. nationals were initially detained near RAF Fairford on September 27 for suspicious vehicle reports and later released on bail but remain under investigation for explosives and terrorism-related offenses.
- U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham stated that Britain believes Iran played a role in the incident, amid heightened tensions following U.K. approval for U.S. Air Force defensive strikes against Iran from RAF Fairford.
- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has previously warned that British military bases used by the U.S. for strikes could be considered legitimate targets.
