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  "id": 11257594,
  "title": "UK police arrest dual UK-Iranian man in Fairford air base investigation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/uk-police-arrest-dual-uk-iranian-man-in-fairford-air-base",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T18:46:36.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/uk-police-arrest-dual-uk-iranian-man-fairford-air-base-investigation"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "LONDON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - British counter-terrorism police investigating a suspected plot involving an air base used by the US to target Iran said on Thursday they had arrested a dual UK-Iranian national on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts. In an incident which triggered a huge police response, raised alarm among Western allies, and remains largely unexplained, five British men in their 20s…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Iran summons UK envoy after PM Burnham hints Tehran link in Fairford 'terror plot'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/iran-summons-uk-envoy-after-pm-burnham-hints-tehran-link-in-fairford",
        "published": "2026-10-01T15:48:20.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "UK-Iranian National Arrested On Terror Suspicion Over Air Force Base Incident",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/uk-iranian-national-arrested-on-terror-suspicion-over-air-force-base",
        "published": "2026-10-01T17:02:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "RAF Fairford: UK-Iranian national arrested in air base terror investigation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/raf-fairford-uk-iranian-national-arrested-in-air-base-terror",
        "published": "2026-10-01T17:07:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "UK-Iranian national arrested over alleged terror incident at British air base",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/uk-iranian-national-arrested-over-alleged-terror-incident-at-british",
        "published": "2026-10-01T17:59:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "UK police arrest dual UK-Iranian national over Fairford air base incident",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/uk-police-arrest-dual-uk-iranian-national-over-fairford-air-base",
        "published": "2026-10-01T19:40:45.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}