Five men arrested over suspected activity near a base housing US bombers were unexpectedly released on bail<\/p>\n
Iran has denied any ties to a suspected terrorist plot targeting a UK airbase that houses US bombers flying missions against Iran.
\nOn Sunday, police arrested five men on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act after receiving a report of suspicious vehicles near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, southwestern England. However, all the suspects were unexpectedly released on bail the following day after \u201cextensive interviews and enquiries,\u201d according to Laurence Taylor, the head of the UK\u2019s National Counter Terrorism Policing.
\nWithout providing many details, Taylor said police were investigating whether the offense was \u201ccommitted by proxies, or individuals either knowingly or unknowingly, working on behalf of a foreign state.\u201d Reuters, citing a person familiar with the probe, reported that investigators were considering whether Iran or Russia may have been involved, as well as unspecified Islamist groups.
\n\u201cThe Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in London categorically rejects and strongly condemns the recent unfounded and malicious speculations published by some British individuals and media outlets attempting to link Iran to [the] arrest of five suspects in the vicinity of RAF Fairford base,\u201d Iran\u2019s mission in London said in a statement on X on Monday.
\nThe embassy added that \u201csuch fabricated speculations\u201d would only \u201cfuel Iranophobia propaganda in the UK.\u201d
\nPolice cordoned off the vicinity of the base. According to the BBC, a bomb squad worked at the scene, using a remote-controlled robot to inspect white vans parked in a wooded area.
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