
伦敦——英国当局周四称,一名22岁的英国男子因涉嫌策划恐怖袭击,在英格兰一处由美国管理的空军基地发生安全事件后被捕,现已获保释。
LONDON — A 22-year-old British man arrested on suspicion of plotting a terror attack following a security incident at a U.S.-run military air base in England has been released on bail, authorities said Thursday.
这名未透露姓名的嫌疑人是此案中第七名获保释的人员。此次调查针对的阴谋目标为费尔福德皇家空军基地,该基地曾被美国轰炸机用于对伊朗实施打击。英国当局认为此事件与伊朗方面有关。
The suspect, who was not named, is the seventh man bailed in the investigation of an apparent plot aimed at RAF Fairford air base, which has been used by American bombers to strike Iran. British authorities have linked the incident to Tehran .
9月27日,大量武装警察及军队拆弹专家迅速赶往该基地周边的乡村地区,导致周边居民被迫疏散。警方随后表示,在最初被怀疑涉案的5名嫌疑人所驾驶的3辆货车内发现了大量助燃剂——汽油,但并未发现爆炸物。
Police are continuing to investigate the incident that led to scores of residents being evacuated from their homes near the base on Sept. 27 as armed police officers and army bomb-disposal experts swarmed the rural area. Police later said they had found a quantity of an accelerant — gasoline — in three vans linked to the initial five suspects, but no explosives.