UK-Iranian man arrested over suspected Fairford airbase plot
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The dual national, 27, has been held on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts at the facility used by the US to target Iran
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Reuters Published: 1:52am, 2 Oct 2026
British counterterrorism police investigating a suspected plot involving an airbase used by the US to target Iran said on Thursday they had arrested a dual UK-Iranian national on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts.
In an incident which triggered a huge police response, raised alarm among Western allies, and remains largely unexplained, five British men in their 20s were arrested on Sunday on suspected terrorism and explosive offences near RAF Fairford in western England.
The men were later released without charge on police bail. But counterterrorism police said they were considering whether a foreign state had been involved in the incident and Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Wednesday it might have had an Iranian link.
Iran has said accusations it was involved were baseless and on Thursday summoned the British ambassador in Tehran over the issue.
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