Seventh arrest in RAF Fairford terror-plot inquiry as 22-year-old held in Westminster on 6 October
Counter Terrorism Police arrested the British man in central London on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts. Six earlier suspects have been released on bail.
Counter Terrorism Police have arrested a 22-year-old British man in London on suspicion of terror offences connected with the suspected plot against RAF Fairford, the seventh person to be detained in the inquiry.
The man was arrested in the London borough of Westminster on Tuesday on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts, Counter Terrorism Policing said. Six other suspects arrested earlier in the investigation have been released on bail.
The inquiry began on 27 September, when officers stopped three vans near the US bomber base in Gloucestershire. A substance found in drums inside the vehicles was later found not to be a viable explosive, The Sun reported.
This remains a live investigation and our specialist teams continue to pursue multiple lines of enquiry into the circumstances surrounding events near RAF Fairford.Vicki Evans, Counter Terrorism Policing, 6 October 2026
A sixth suspect, a 25-year-old British-Iranian dual national, was arrested in Westminster on Thursday and released on bail on Saturday.
The US Air Force removed all 12 of its B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford on Sunday amid the continuing investigation.
"This remains a live investigation and our specialist teams continue to pursue multiple lines of enquiry into the circumstances surrounding events near RAF Fairford," Vicki Evans, the senior national coordinator for Counter Terrorism Policing, said on Tuesday.
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