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Trump says men arrested at US air base in UK were looking to do 'big damage'
Police said five men were held after a tip-off about three suspicious vehicles, and investigators are examining a possible plot to cause major damage.
- On Sunday, armed police arrested five men near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire after stopping three "suspicious vehicles" in the Whelford area around 12:45 a.m. on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences.
- A local resident called 999 after spotting a "large group of hooded and" men blocking the road, reporting RAF Fairford was already on lockdown due to a "terror threat." Police arrived around 15 minutes later.
- Authorities evacuated about 85 households near the facility and established a 400-metre cordon while bomb disposal teams searched the vans. Aerial footage showed a robot inspecting three white vans with large black barrels scattered nearby.
- President Donald Trump praised British authorities, stating the suspects were "looking to do big damage" and had been under investigation for some time. Trump called the arrests "fantastic" and "an amazing job."
- RAF Fairford houses the headquarters of the 501st Combat Support Wing and hosted US bombers during the US-Israeli war on Iran this year. RAF Lakenheath currently operates under "Charlie" alert, the second-highest threat level used by the U.S. Department of Defense.
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The U.S. president said that the five suspects arrested near RAF Fairford had been under investigation for some time. British police are holding them for the alleged preparation of a terrorist act.
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"Working with Britain, it was an amazing job," Trump said. "We had them under investigation. They were looking to do big damage to our ports. We had them under view for a long time, and we got them."
·Chandigarh, India
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After arrests near a military base in England, the British Prime Minister asks not to speculate on the background. US President Trump, however, is already going to the public and comments on the five men arrested.
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