UK police make further arrest over suspected Fairford airbase plot

Add ARY News on GoogleFollow on Google DiscoverArmed police officers stand guard on a road outside the perimeter of the RAF Fairford airbase, after police declared a major incident at the base after several men were arrested on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act, in Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain, September 28, 2026. REUTERS/Toby Shepheard/File PhotoAAResizeLONDON: British police said on Tuesday they ​had arrested a 22-year old British man ‌in London on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts as part of their investigation into a suspected plot near ​RAF Fairford, the airbase used by ​the US to strike Iran.

Counter Terrorism Policing ⁠said the man was arrested in Westminster ​and officers had searched a property in the ​same area. He remains in custody.

The arrest is the latest in an investigation that has drawn international attention ​after US President Donald Trump said a ​threat linked to Iran had subsequently prompted the removal of ‌American ⁠B-1 bombers from the base. Iran has denied any involvement in any alleged plot.

“This remains a live investigation and our specialist teams ​continue to ​pursue multiple ⁠lines of enquiry into the circumstances surrounding events near RAF Fairford,” ​Senior National Coordinator for Counter Terrorism ​Policing ⁠Vicki Evans said on Tuesday.

Six men in their 20s, arrested previously in connection with the investigation, ⁠including ​a dual British-Iranian national ​arrested on October 1, remain on police bail.

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