NewzThe 27-year-old man was arrested in London, and police have searched two properties in the U.K. capital, Counter Terrorism Policing said. British police have arrested a dual U.K.-Iranian national on suspicion of plotting a terror attack following a security incident at a U.S.-run air base on the weekend.
LONDON (AP) — Police on Thursday arrested a dual U.K.-Iranian national on suspicion of plotting a terror attack following a security incident at a U.S.-run military air base in England that British authorities have linked to Tehran.The 27-year-old man was arrested in central London on Thursday, and police have searched two properties in the U.K. capital, Counter Terrorism Policing said in a statement.A 26-year-old British national was interviewed by police “under caution,” which means the interview was recorded and can be used in future prosecutions.Five men, all British nationals in their 20s and from London, were arrested in the early hours of Sunday on suspicion of explosives and terror offenses close to the RAF Fairford air base, which has been used by American bombers to strike Iran. The suspects have since been released on bail.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.
Police later said they had found a quantity of an accelerant – gasoline – in three vans linked to the five suspects, but no explosives.Vicki Evans, the senior national coordinator for counter terrorism policing, said the investigation “is hugely complex, and our specialist teams are interrogating multiple lines of inquiry.“As we’ve made clear, we’re looking at all possible angles — including possible foreign state involvement,” she said.Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said the U.K. sees “strong indications” that Iran played a part in the incident. He did not provide details about what the suspects were planning or why the U.K.
thinks Iran was involved.Iran denies involvement. It has previously said that it considers any base used to attack its territory a legitimate target.RAF Fairford, 100 miles (160 kilometers) west of London, has been used by American bombers during decades of conflicts in the Middle East, including this year’s war with Iran.Top U.S. officials have criticized the decision to grant five suspects bail, with President Donald Trump saying “I wouldn’t have done that” and Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying a lot of people were “disturbed” by the move.Burnham said authorities have the investigation under “the strongest grip and the closest control,” and British officials had been “talking to counterparts in the United States all week to explain what is happening her…
The 27-year-old man was arrested in Westminster, London, marking the sixth arrest in connection with Sunday's incident near the airbase. LONDON (AP) — British police have arrested a dual U.K.-Iranian national on suspicion of plotting a terror attack following a security incident at a U.S.-run air base on the weekend. The 27-year-old man was arrested in London on Thursday, and police have searched two properties in the U.K.
On Sunday, five men, all in their 20s and from London, were arrested over the incident at RAF Fairford, which has been used by American bombers to strike Iran. They have since been released on bail. Counter-terror police said a second man, a 26-year-old U.K.
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