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Fairford AFB is used by US military aircraft. Five youths were previously detained near the base but released after an inspection found no explosives in their vans.
A man with British and Iranian citizenship has been arrested on suspicion of plotting a terrorist attack in connection with an incident at RAF Fairford in London, the British police counter-terrorism unit has announced.
Police said the 27-year-old suspect was arrested in the central London area of Westminster.
Police said they questioned another man, a 26-year-old British national, and also carried out searches at two addresses in Westminster.
On September 27, five young men aged 23 to 25, who arrived there in three vans, were arrested near the Fairford base, which is used by the US military aviation.
They were, however, released on bail the next day. Police said that, contrary to reports in the early hours, no explosives were found in their vans - only a small amount of gasoline.
Four of these five live in Westminster, one in the Camden area, also in the center of Greater London. All of their homes were searched.
Senior national co-ordinator of the police counter-terrorism unit, Vicky Evans, said on Thursday that the investigation was "looking at the case from all possible angles, including the involvement of a foreign country".
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