Counter Terrorism Policing

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has told Parliament that a security plot targeting the RAF Fairford air base was almost certainly directed by Iran.

UK police have arrested a dual British-Iranian national under terrorism legislation following a security incident at RAF Fairford, an airbase used by U.S. bombers.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has indicated potential Iranian involvement in a security incident near the RAF Fairford US military base, where five suspects were arrested and later released on bail.

Five British nationals in their 20s were detained after masked men were spotted near the U.S.-run airbase. While released on bail, the suspects remain under active investigation.

Five men have been arrested near the RAF Fairford air base in the UK on suspicion of terror offenses, prompting the evacuation of 85 households.