
作为针对皇家空军费尔福德基地附近疑似恐怖袭击阴谋调查的一部分而被重新逮捕的两名男子,在警方获得更多审讯时间后,可被拘留长达七天。
Two men who were re-arrested as part of an investigation into a suspected terror plot near RAF Fairford can be held for up to seven days after police were given more time to question them.
反恐警务部门(CTP)表示,威斯敏斯特地方法院周三批准了对这两名男子的进一步拘留令。
A warrant of further detention was granted for the two men at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) said.
这意味着,这名24岁的英国公民和这名25岁的英伊双重国籍公民可在不被起诉的情况下被拘留至10月27日。
It means the 24-year-old UK national and 25-year-old dual UK-Iranian national can be held without charge until 27 October.
这两名男子均来自伦敦威斯敏斯特区,周二因涉嫌协助外国情报机构而被重新逮捕。
The two men, both from the borough of Westminster, London, were re-arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service.
警方表示,在9月27日凌晨三辆大型货车在该空军基地附近被拦截后,“极有可能存在伊朗国家层面的介入”。
Police said it was "highly likely that there is Iranian state involvement" after three large vans were stopped near the airbase in the early hours of 27 September.
这名24岁男子于当天在皇家空军费尔福德基地附近首次被捕,而这名25岁男子随后于10月1日在伦敦市中心威斯敏斯特区被捕。
The 24-year-old man was initially arrested that day near RAF Fairford and the 25-year-old was later arrested on 1 October in Westminster, central London.
另外五名20多岁的英国公民也在事件发生后被捕。随着调查继续进行,所有人目前仍处于警方保释状态。
Five other UK nationals in their mid-20s were also arrested after the incident. All are still on police bail as the investigation continues.
英国国家反恐警务主管、助理专员劳伦斯·泰勒表示:“这非常大程度上是一项正在进行中的调查,我们的取证工作仍在继续,但目前我们的立场保持不变;我们认为极有可能存在伊朗国家层面的介入。“我们的调查人员正在继续调查介入的程度以及背后的意图。”
Assistant commissioner Laurence Taylor, head of national counter terrorism policing in the UK, said: "This is very much a live investigation, and our evidence gathering continues, but at this time our position remains the same; we consider it highly likely that there is Iranian state involvement.
他补充道:“我们知道公众还有许多未解的疑问。我希望尽可能公开透明,等我们能够披露更多信息时,我们会这样做。”
"Our investigators are continuing to examine what that level of involvement was and the ambition behind it."
本月早些时候,美国已将其轰炸机从皇家空军费尔福德基地撤离,部分原因是据美国官员向天空新闻的美国合作伙伴网络NBC透露,存在伊朗可能发动无人机袭击的威胁。
More arrests made over death of Manchester woman Amber wind warning issued ahead of Storm Austen He added: "We know the public have unanswered questions. I want to be as transparent as possible and when we are in the position to share more, we will." Earlier this month, the US removed its bombers from RAF Fairford, partly because of a reported threat of a possible Iranian drone attack, American officials told Sky News' US partner network NBC.
美国总统特朗普后来在白宫外对记者说,“威胁”导致了撤回包括B-1、B-2和B-52在内的美国轰炸机的决定。
US President Donald Trump later told reporters outside the White House that "threats" led to the decision to remove the US bombers, including B-1s, B-2s and B-52s.
然而,伯纳姆首相的一位发言人坚称,在美军因安全顾虑撤走其战略轰炸机后,该英国皇家空军基地依然安全。
However, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Andy Burnham insisted the RAF base remains secure after the US military withdrew its strategic bombers over their security concerns.