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Iran rejects suggestion it is linked to UK airbase arrests

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LONDON, Sept ‌28 (Reuters) - Iran's embassy ​in London on Monday rejected what ⁠it described as "unfounded and malicious speculations" linking Tehran to ​five British nationals who were ‌arrested over the weekend near Britain's RAF Fairford airbase.

In a statement ⁠posted on X, ⁠the embassy said it "categorically rejects and strongly condemns" attempts to connect Iran to the ‌arrests and said such speculation ⁠would only serve ‌to "fuel Iranophobia propaganda" ​in Britain.

British police have not linked Iran to the ‌arrests, and an investigation ​led by ⁠Counter Terrorism Policing was ‌underway. RAF ⁠Fairford is a British base that houses US bombers which fly ​missions against ‌Iran.

(Reporting by Sarah Young and ⁠Sam Tabahriti; ​editing by William James ​and Kate Holton)

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