Two men person been re-arrested aft an incidental adjacent RAF Fairford past month, counter-terrorism constabulary person said.
A 24-year-old UK national, and a 25-year-old dual UK-Iranian national, are being held connected suspicion of assisting a overseas quality work nether Section 3 of the National Security Act 2023, with constabulary saying the probe relates to Iran.
Police had been alerted to 3 suspicious vehicles adjacent the US airbase successful Gloucestershire successful the aboriginal hours of 27 September - a large incidental was subsequently declared and dozens of homes evacuated.
Seven men had initially been arrested arsenic portion of the counter-terror constabulary probe and were aboriginal released connected bail.
Five men were recovered with petrol successful 3 vans adjacent the airbase - they were initially arrested connected suspicion of committing offences nether the Explosives Act and past further arrested connected suspicion of mentation of a violent act.
The re-arrests announced connected Tuesday subordinate to a 24-year-old antheral who was initially held connected the 27 September adjacent the basal and a 25-year-old who was arrested connected suspicion of mentation of violent acts days aboriginal connected 1 October successful Westminster.
The different 5 men stay connected constabulary bail.
The caput of National Counter Terrorism Policing, Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor said: "This is precise overmuch a unrecorded investigation, and our grounds gathering continues, but astatine this clip our presumption remains the same; we see it highly apt that determination is Iranian authorities involvement.
"Our investigators are continuing to analyse what that level of engagement was and the ambition down it."
The serviceman added that nationalist information investigations tin instrumentality clip to advancement owed to their delicate nature.
"Our specializer teams person been moving tirelessly to interrogate the galore lines of enquiry progressive successful this hugely analyzable investigation," helium said.
Following the incident, Gloucestershire Police said it had received a telephone astir "three suspicious vehicles" travelling towards RAF Fairford astatine 00:45 BST.
A weaponry disposal squad was deployed to the colony to analyse a fig of vehicles, constabulary said astatine the time.
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