The British counter-terrorism police said on the 28th that the five men arrested in the RAF Fairford incident were all British citizens, all in their 20s, all from London. All five were currently detained under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act.
The British counter-terrorism police said investigators were still investigating the specifics of the activities of the arrested persons, the information they possessed and the motives behind the events, which was “an extremely complex and massive operation”.
On September 27, local time, British police said there had been a “significant incident” at an air force base used by U.S. forces in the UK, with several men arrested and several homes evacuated.