Counter-terrorism police don re-arrest two men over incident near RAF Fairford last month, and dem tok say di investigation relate to Iran. Di two na 24-year-old UK national and 25-year-old dual UK-Iranian national. Police dey hold dem on suspicion say dem assist foreign intelligence service under Section 3 of National Security Act 2023.
Gloucestershire Police bin receive call about three suspicious vehicles wey dey travel towards RAF Fairford at 00:45 BST on 27 September. Di airbase dey Gloucestershire and na US airbase. Police declare major incident and dozens of homes evacuate. Bomb disposal team deploy to di village to examine some vehicles. Petrol find inside three vans near di airbase, and five men arrest.
Di five men first arrest on suspicion of offences under Explosives Act, then police further arrest dem on suspicion of preparation of terrorist act. Later police tok say dem no find improvised explosive devices. Seven men total don arrest as part of di counter-terror investigation.
Di re-arrests wey police announce on Tuesday concern di 24-year-old wey first arrest on 27 September near di base, and di 25-year-old wey police arrest on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts on 1 October for Westminster. Di other five men, including one 22-year-old British national wey police arrest for Westminster on 6 October, remain on police bail.
Head of National Counter Terrorism Policing, Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor, tok say na very much live investigation and evidence gathering dey continue, and their position remain the same.
