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British police rearrest 2 men on suspicion of assisting Iran over suspected plot at a U.S.-run air base

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LONDON: British police said Tuesday they have rearrested two men on suspicion of assisting Iran’s intelligence service over a suspected plot at a US-run air base in England last month. Counter Terrorism Policing said the men, a 24-year-old British national and a 25-year-old dual UK-Iranian national, were arrested under the National Security Act. One of the suspects was first arrested on Sept.

27, when the suspected plot against the US-run base at RAF Fairford took place. Police have been investigating a suspected terror plot on September 27 against the U.S.-run base in western England. Duo was first arrested for suspected link to incident at US-run airbase used for striking Iran during this year's war.

British police have rearrested two men suspected of assisting Iran’s intelligence service in a plot at a U.S.-run air base British police have rearrested a 24-year-old British national and a 25-year-old dual U.K.-Iranian national, suspected of assisting Iran's intelligence service in a plot at a U.S.-run air base.

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