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UK police arrest pair on suspicion of helping Iranian intelligence over RAF Fairford incident

Al-Monitor20 October 2026, 17:46 UTCUnited Kingdom

LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - British police said on Tuesday they had re-arrested two men on suspicion of assisting Iranian intelligence as part of their investigation into activity at the RAF Fairford air base last month.RAF Fairford had been used by US bombers to carry out strikes on Iran, but American B-1 bombers were withdrawn shortly after five British men were arrested outside the military base in southwest England in the early hours of September 27.

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