LONDON, Oct. 3 (Infinite Headlines) — A dual UK-Iranian national arrested in a terrorism investigation concerning RAF Fairford has been released on bail, authorities announced Saturday, Oct. 3, according to The Washington Post.
Counter Terrorism Policing said officers arrested the man in London on Thursday, Oct. 1, on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts under Section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006. Police also searched two London properties.
He was the sixth person arrested and subsequently released on bail in the investigation, Newsday reported. RAF Fairford is a British air force station in England used by U.S. bombers.
Police said the first five suspects, British men in their 20s from the London area, were arrested near the base on Sunday on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offenses. They were later released on bail. NBC News reported Tuesday that no charges had been filed against those five men.
In a Tuesday update, Counter Terrorism Policing head Laurence Taylor said officers recovered “a quantity of petrol” from three vans. No explosives were recovered, and “no improvised explosive devices were found,” he said.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Wednesday that there were “strong indications” of Iranian involvement. That was his assessment of the suspected activity, not a confirmed finding. Iran denied involvement.
Addressing the first five suspects’ release Wednesday, Burnham said: “It’s obviously with the strictest possible bail conditions.”
President Donald Trump criticized the decision to grant those five men bail, saying, “I wouldn’t have done that.” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said many people were “disturbed” by the decision.
British police also questioned another British man under caution, ABC News Australia reported.
