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Police make seventh arrest over UK airbase incident

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The arrest came a day after President Trump said the US had withdrawn all B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford because of 'threats' he believed were linked to Tehran. A 22-year-old from London was the seventh person to be arrested by the counterterrorism police investigating an incident at R.A.F. Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • The arrest came a day after President Trump said the US had withdrawn all B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford because of 'threats' he believed were linked to Tehran.S1
  • A 22-year-old from London was the seventh person to be arrested by the counterterrorism police investigating an incident at R.A.F. Fairford last month.S2
  • Five British men were detained near the perimeter of the base in the early hours of Sept. 27, and a British-Iranian man was arrested in London on ThursdayS3
  • British police have arrested a 22-year-old man in London on suspicion of a terror offense linked to IranS4
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11h Lemonde

Police make seventh arrest over UK airbase incident

The arrest came a day after President Trump said the US had withdrawn all B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford because of 'threats' he believed were linked to Tehran.

11h Nytimes

Man Arrested in Connection With Incident at UK Air Base RAF Fairford

A 22-year-old from London was the seventh person to be arrested by the counterterrorism police investigating an incident at R.A.F. Fairford last month.

11h Theglobeandmail

U.K. police arrest another man in connection with incident at U.S.-run air base

Five British men were detained near the perimeter of the base in the early hours of Sept. 27, and a British-Iranian man was arrested in London on Thursday

12h ABC News

UK police arrest a 7th man in connection with a security incident at a US-run air base

British police have arrested a 22-year-old man in London on suspicion of a terror offense linked to Iran

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Police make seventh arrest over UK airbase incident

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The brief

The arrest came a day after President Trump said the US had withdrawn all B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford because of 'threats' he believed were linked to Tehran. A 22-year-old from London was the seventh person to be arrested by the counterterrorism police investigating an incident at R.A.F. Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • The arrest came a day after President Trump said the US had withdrawn all B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford because of 'threats' he believed were linked to Tehran.S1
  • A 22-year-old from London was the seventh person to be arrested by the counterterrorism police investigating an incident at R.A.F. Fairford last month.S2
  • Five British men were detained near the perimeter of the base in the early hours of Sept. 27, and a British-Iranian man was arrested in London on ThursdayS3
  • British police have arrested a 22-year-old man in London on suspicion of a terror offense linked to IranS4
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Sources · 4 citations

S1 Lemonde 1 report · EN
S2 Nytimes 1 report · EN
S3 Theglobeandmail 1 report · EN
S4 ABC NewsLead 1 report · EN