UK police say five arrested at airbase are British nationals
Counterterrorism police are investigating whether the five British nationals, all in their 20s, were linked to a plot against the U.S.-operated base.
- Counter Terrorism Police arrested five UK nationals near RAF Fairford on Sunday on suspicion of explosives offenses and preparing a terrorist act, following reports of suspicious vehicles.
- The arrest comes amid heightened tensions as the U.S. uses the base for operations against Iran, which has said it considers any facility used to attack its territory a "legitimate target."
- A villager in Whelford dialled 999 after spotting three vans and masked men near the base, prompting evacuation of 85 homes as bomb-disposal experts examined the vehicles.
- President Donald Trump said the suspects had been "under view" for some time, and the five men remain in custody where they can be held for up to 14 days without being charged.
- Investigators are working to establish the "circumstances of the activity of those arrested, their knowledge and any motivation behind this incident," while U.S. Air Force personnel based at the site "remain vigilant.
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The five men arrested yesterday at a British Air Force base on suspicion of preparing a terrorist attack are British nationals. They are men aged 23 to 25 from various parts of London. This was announced by the police counter-terrorism unit. It is not yet clear what the men's motive was or whether they were operating on orders from, for example, Iran or Russia. The police arrested the five yesterday following a phone call from a resident near R…
Petorica muškaraca privedenih u blizini vojne zračne baze RAF Fairford, koju Sjedinjene Američke Države koriste za napade na Iran, britanski su državljani koji žive u Londonu, priopćila je u ponedjeljak britanska policija. Svi muškarci su u srednjim dvadesetim […] Objava Petorica uhićenih kod baze RAF Fairford britanski su državljani koji žive u Londonu pojavila se prvi puta na Novi list.
IRAN REJECTS 'SPECULATIONS' OVER RAF FAIRFORD INCIDENT AS FIVE BRITISH NATIONALS ARE DETAINED
Tehran dismisses claims of involvement as UK counter-terror police hold five British men in their twenties over a suspected plot near the US-used airbase, and the story is carried across social media and conservative outlets.
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