British police on Tuesday arrested a 22-year-old man in London on suspicion of a terror offence over a security incident at a US-run military airbase in England that authorities have linked to Iran. The arrest is the seventh in connection with a suspected plot against RAF Fairford, located 160km (100 miles) west of London, which has been used by American bombers to strike Iran during this year’s war. Five British men in their 20s were detained near the perimeter of the base in the early hours of...
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UK police arrest seventh man linked to security incident at US-run airbase
British police have arrested a 22-year-old man in London on suspicion of a terror offense. This is the seventh arrest related to a security incident at RAF Fairford, a US-run military airbase in England.
Associated PressSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-10-06 · 15:05 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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British police have arrested a 22-year-old man in London on suspicion of a terror offense. This is the seventh arrest related to a security incident at RAF Fairford, a US-run military airbase in England. Authorities have linked the incident to Iran. The airbase, located 160km west of London, has been used by American bombers to strike Iran during the current war. Five British men in their 20s were previously detained near the base's perimeter.
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RAF Fairford has been used by American bombers to strike Iran.
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The arrest is the seventh in connection with a suspected plot against RAF Fairford.
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British police arrested a 22-year-old man in London on suspicion of a terror offence.
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Authorities have linked the security incident at the US-run airbase to Iran.
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