Two men 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".
AI Summary
Two men have been re-arrested on suspicion of assisting Iranian intelligence following an incident near RAF Fairford in September, with allegations involving suspicious vehicles and potential terrorist activity. A 24-year-old UK national and a 25-year-old dual UK-Iranian national are being held under the National Security Act 2023 as part of an ongoing investigation that has seen a total of seven arrests. Police had initially responded to reports of suspicious vehicles, leading to evacuations and bomb disposal team deployment, but no explosives were found.