Two suspects, a 24-year-old British national and a 25-year-old British-Iranian dual national, have been re-arrested on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service in connection with an incident at RAF Fairford last month. The investigation is being conducted by the Counter Terrorism Policing unit, which is investigating the case. The country involved in the investigation is Iran.
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Two suspects, a 24-year-old British national and a 25-year-old British-Iranian dual natio…: Two suspects, a 24-year-old British national and a 25-year-old British-Iranian dual national, have been re-arrested on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service in connection with an incident at RAF Fairford last month.
The investigation is being conducted by the Counter Terrorism Policing unit, which is inv…: The investigation is being conducted by the Counter Terrorism Policing unit, which is investigating the case.
The country involved in the investigation is Iran.: The country involved in the investigation is Iran.
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UK police re-arrest pair on suspicion of helping Iranian intelligence over RAF Fairford incident
20 October 2026 17:51 BST
British police said on Tuesday that they had re-arrested two men on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service as part of their investigation into activity at the RAF Fairford air base last month.
Counter Terrorism Policing said in a statement that they had re-arrested a 24-year-old British national and a 25-year-old British-Iranian dual national. The country to which the investigation relates is Iran, CTP added.
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