LONDON, Oct 3 — A UK-Iranian dual national arrested over a mysterious incident near a British military airbase has been released on bail, counter-terrorism police said on Saturday.
The 25-year-old was arrested in central London on Thursday “on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts” as part of an investigation into events near RAF Fairford in southwest England on Sunday.
Five other men arrested on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences near the airbase in Gloucestershire were also released on bail earlier this week.
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said there were “strong indications that Iran played a part” in the incident, a claim Tehran has rejected.
But the source and nature of the threat near the airbase – used by the US military in its war against Iran – have remained shrouded in mystery.
