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Two re-arrested on suspicion of assisting Iran intelligence after RAF Fairford incident

The head of UK Counter Terrorism Policing said they consider Iranian state involvement "highly likely".

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Two men have been re-arrested over an alleged plot near RAF Fairford, police said.

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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, 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 All U.S. bombers have been withdrawn from the base, while the other suspects arrested in September and early October have been released on police bail.

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In this event British police rearrest 2 men on suspicion of assisting Iran over suspected plot at a U.S.-run air base Earlier 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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Two re-arrested on suspicion of assisting Iran intelligence after RAF Fairford incidentBBC News – UK
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Two re-arrested on suspicion of assisting Iran intelligence after RAF Fairford incident

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Two men re-arrested on suspicion of aiding Iran over RAF Fairford incident

Counter-terrorism police say 24 and 25-year-old from central London detained under 2023 National Security Act Counter-terrorism police have re-arrested two men from central London accused of helping Iranian intelligence as part of the investigation into events at RAF Fairford last month. A 24-year-old UK national and a 25-year-old UK/Iranian national, both from Westminster, were detained on suspicion of assisting a…

Two men re-arrested in RAF Fairford investigation on suspicion of assisting IranSky News – UK
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Two men re-arrested in RAF Fairford investigation on suspicion of assisting Iran

Two men have been re-arrested over an alleged plot near RAF Fairford, police said.

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