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UK prime minister says Iran likely played a part in RAF Fairford incident
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said there are "strong indications that Iran played a part" in the incident near RAF Fairford, an English air base used by U.S. bombers, but said the ongoing investigation limits what he can disclose. Police arrested a 27-year-old UK-Iranian dual national in Westminster, London, on Thursday on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts, bringing the number arrested in the case to six.
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Sources
- The Irish Times: UK-Iranian dual national arrested in London over RAF Fairford incident
- NBC News: Britain believes Iran was involved in incident near air base used by U.S., Burnham says
- CNBC: Burnham says Iran 'played a part' in British air base incident
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