LONDON: A 22-year-old British national has been arrested on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts in connection with an incident near RAF Fairford, Counter Terrorism Policing said.
The man was arrested in Westminster on Tuesday, becoming the seventh person detained in the investigation. Six other men previously arrested have been released on bail.
The incident began on September 27 after police were alerted to three “suspicious vehicles” near the Gloucestershire airbase, prompting a major incident declaration and the evacuation of dozens of homes.
Counter Terrorism Policing said the investigation remains ongoing, with officers pursuing “multiple lines of enquiry.”
Five men aged between 23 and 25 were initially arrested near the base on suspicion of explosives offences and later suspected of preparing a terrorist act. A sixth man, a 25-year-old dual Iranian-British national, was arrested in Westminster on October 1. Both groups were later released on bail.