Police declare major incident at UK's Fairford air base, used by US air forces
Fairford air base incident
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- ABC News Top·2h agoRAF Fairford terrorism plot suspects are all British nationals, police say
A police cordon remained in place on Monday near a major air base hosting U.S. forces in the southwest of England, where British police arrested five men early on Sunday.
Read at ABC News Top → - Irish Times World·2h agoFive men arrested at UK airbase are all UK nationals from London, say police
Men apprehended outside airbase being used by US air force in its war against Iran
Read at Irish Times World → - Financial Times·3h agoFive men arrested near RAF Fairford are all UK nationals
Donald Trump and Wes Streeting had suggested the UK authorities were already aware of men’s activities
Read at Financial Times → - CBC Top Stories·4h agoBritish police question 5 suspects after arrests near airbase used by U.S.
British police were questioning five men on Monday on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences after their detention near an airbase used by the U.S. to strike Iran.
Read at CBC Top Stories → - Guardian UK·6h agoUK security forces were aware of RAF Fairford suspected bomb plot, hints defence secretary
Wes Streeting indicates farmer who alerted police and said security forces had ‘dropped the ball’ only ‘had a partial picture’ UK security services were aware in advance about a group of men arrested in connection to a bomb plot against an RAF base used by the US military, Wes…
Read at Guardian UK → - Irish Examiner World·8h agoCounter-terror police investigate Iran link over suspected bomb plot at RAF base used by US
The US president, Donald Trump, claimed to have had the suspects under view for a “long time” and alleged the men “were looking to do big damage” – although The Guardian understands the operation was not intelligence-led, suggesting investigators had not known about any…
Read at Irish Examiner World → - Irish Independent·10h agoPolice ‘investigate Iran link’ to bomb plot near RAF airbase
Experts examine vehicles after five men arrested close to facility used by US Air Force
Read at Irish Independent → - Irish Independent World·10h agoIran ‘rejects’ any involvement in bomb plot near RAF airbase as British police investigate link
Experts examine vehicles after five men arrested close to facility used by US Air Force
Read at Irish Independent World → - DW News EN·15h agoUK: 5 arrested after 'major incident' near Fairford air base
Scores of homes were evacuated in the UK town of Whelford, near an air base used by the US military, with bomb disposal teams checking "suspicious vehicles" at the scene. Police said five men had been arrested.
Read at DW News EN → - Al Jazeera·18h agoFive arrested near UK RAF base over suspected explosives ‘terror’ plot
Five men have been arrested near RAF Fairford in the UK on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences.
Read at Al Jazeera → - BBC UK News·19h agoWhat we know about RAF Fairford counter-terror probe
Five men have been arrested as counter-terror police lead an investigation into a major incident near the airbase.
Read at BBC UK News → - The Independent·21h agoRAF Fairford: All we know about alleged terror plot as five men arrested near airbase
Major incident declared over suspected plot against RAF Fairford, a Gloucestershire airbase used by the United States Air Force
Read at The Independent → - NZ Herald World·22h agoCounter-terror unit investigates Iran link to suspected RAF base bomb plot
RAF Fairford is a key US Air Force base in Europe and has been used to strike Iran.
Read at NZ Herald World → - NPR News Now·1d agoMultiple arrests on suspicion of explosives offenses near U.K. base used by U.S. forces
Police evacuated homes Sunday near an air base in England used by the U.S. and arrested several men over suspected explosives offenses.
Read at NPR News Now → - ABC Just In AU·1d agoUK police declare major incident at air base used by US
Several men were arrested on suspicion of explosives offences, UK police say, after a security scare at a British air base used by the US Air Force in south-west England since the start of the Iranian war.
Read at ABC Just In AU → - 7NEWS Australia·1d agoUK police evacuate homes near air base used by US and detain men on suspected explosives offences
Army bomb-disposal experts are examining several vehicles.
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