
英国警方周四称,这名22岁的英国男子是此次调查中第七个因涉嫌策划恐怖袭击而被捕的人员,现也已获准保释。
British police said on Thursday that a 22-year-old British man, the seventh person to be arrested on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts as part of an investigation into a suspected plot targeting an airbase, has also been released on bail.
美国方面于周一表示,由于出现与伊朗相关的威胁,美方决定将部署在皇家空军费尔福德基地的轰炸机撤出。此前美国曾利用该基地对伊朗实施打击。此前,另有六名与此阴谋相关的男子也均已获保释。
The United States said on Monday that a threat linked to Iran had prompted the removal of American bomber planes from the British airbase, RAF Fairford. The US had used the base to strike Iran. British police have already released six other men arrested in connection with the plot on bail.
尽管该阴谋的诸多细节尚未完全明朗,但美国官员向路透社透露,美方出于对伊朗可能策划利用无人机对该基地发动复杂袭击的担忧,才决定重新部署轰炸机。在被捕嫌疑人中有一名英伊双重国籍者。9月27日,五名男子在基地附近被捕,他们均为英国人。
While many of the details of the plot remain largely unexplained, US officials told Reuters the US redeployed the bombers over concerns about an Iranian plot to carry out a complex drone attack on the facility. British-Iranian national among arrested suspectsFive of the men arrested were detained near the airbase on September 27. They were all British.
同周晚些时候,一名拥有英伊双重国籍的男子也遭逮捕,随后同样获准保释。
A dual British-Iranian national was also arrested later that week before being bailed.
反恐警察周四表示,最新获保释的男子是在严格条件约束下被释放的,目前调查仍在进行中。
Counter-terrorism police said on Thursday the latest man to be bailed was released under strict conditions, and that the investigation was ongoing.