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UK police re-arrest pair over RAF Fairford incident

By AAP Newswire

Oct 21, 2026

Two men held during a probe into a suspected plot near RAF Fairford have been re-arrested. -AP

UK police ‌say they have re-arrested ‌two men on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service ‌as ‌part ⁠of their investigation into activity at the RAF Fairford air base last month.

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Counter ⁠Terrorism ‌Policing said in a statement that ‌they had re-arrested a 24-year-old UK citizen who was initially arrested outside the military base in southwest England in the early hours of September 27.

Police said they had also arrested ⁠a 25-year-old UK-Iranian dual citizen who had previously been arrested in London.

Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor, ‌head of National Counter Terrorism Policing in the UK, said in a statement: "This is very much a live investigation, and our evidence gathering continues but at this time our position remains the same; we consider it highly likely that there is Iranian state involvement."

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham ‌last week said that the activity at RAF Fairford, which had been used by US bombers to carry out strikes on Iran, was likely to have been co-ordinated in ⁠Iran.

"We know the public have unanswered questions," CTP's Taylor said.

"I want to be as transparent as possible and when we are in the position ⁠to share more, we will."