Police declare major incident at UK's Fairford air base, used by US air forces
Fairford air base incident
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- Guardian World·7h agoRubio says foreign actor was ‘clearly’ behind suspected RAF Fairford bomb plot
The US secretary of state offered no evidence for his claims, and also said many people were ‘disturbed’ that the five suspects had been released on bail US secretary of state Marco Rubio has said unequivocally that a foreign actor was involved in the suspected UK bomb plot at…
Read at Guardian World → - Financial Times·7h agoRubio says UK air base incident involved ‘foreign actor’
RAF Fairford was being used by US Air Force for strikes on Iran
Read at Financial Times → - SBS World·8h agoThree vans, masked men and a late-night tip-off: What happened outside a UK airbase?
US President Donald Trump has alleged Iranian involvement in an alleged attempted terror attack on a UK airbase.
Read at SBS World → - Sky News UK·11h agoDid Trump reveal secret US-UK operation over RAF Fairford incident?
When Donald Trump weighed in on the "Fairford Five" on Sunday, he made news - but was his statement based on fact?
Read at Sky News UK → - Al Jazeera·11h agoUK: ‘Too soon’ to blame airbase plot on foreign state
UK Defence Minister Wes Streeting said it was ‘too soon’ to blame a foreign state for a suspected plot near RAF Fairford
Read at Al Jazeera → - Guardian UK·12h agoFive UK nationals arrested near RAF Fairford released on bail
Police say alleged offences could have been committed ‘knowingly or unknowingly’ on behalf of a foreign state Five men arrested over a suspected bomb plot at RAF Fairford have been released on bail as police investigate why they were so close to the airbase in three vans with…
Read at Guardian UK → - ABC News Top·21h 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 → - CBC Top Stories·1d 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 → - Irish Examiner World·1d 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·1d 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·1d 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 → - Otago Daily Times·1d agoFive arrested in suspected terror plot near UK airbase used by American forcesRead at Otago Daily Times →
- DW News EN·1d 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 → - BBC UK News·1d 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·1d 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·1d 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·2d 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·2d 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·2d 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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