Trump Criticizes UK for Releasing Suspects in Alleged Terror Plot Targeting Base Used by US
Counterterrorism police said the five British suspects remain under investigation and face strict bail conditions after no viable explosives were found.
- On Monday, September 28, 2026, counter-terrorism police released five London-based men on bail following their arrest near RAF Fairford, though officials emphasized the investigation into the potential terror plot remains active.
- A local resident's 999 call early Sunday initiated the emergency response, contradicting claims of a pre-planned, intelligence-led operation after three suspicious vans appeared near the U.S.-operated air base.
- Officers evacuated 85 households and established a 400-metre cordon while bomb disposal teams examined the vans, eventually confirming no viable explosives were discovered inside the vehicles.
- U.S. President Donald Trump criticized the bail decision, saying he was 'surprised,' while Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor stated the suspects remain under 'stringent conditions' as detectives explore multiple lines of inquiry.
- Investigators are probing whether the incident involved foreign state proxies, while Iran 'categorically rejects' speculation of involvement in the plot targeting the base, which Tehran has previously labeled a legitimate target.
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Trump 'surprised' UK granted bail to suspects in alleged airbase terror plot
US President Donald Trump said Monday he was “surprised” British police released on bail five men arrested on suspicion of a plot to attack a UK airbase. Trump added the case “might be” linked to Iran,…
5 British Men Released on Bail After Arrests Near RAF Fairford
British counter-terrorism police have released five British men on bail after they were arrested near RAF Fairford, a military base in Gloucestershire used by the U.S. military, as investigators examine whether the incident was linked to a suspected terrorist plot or a foreign state. The five men, all British nationals in their 20s and from London, were arrested on Sunday after police received a report about three suspicious vehicles near the ai…
UK: US government questions bail for Fairford base suspects
The US government sees "the hand of a foreign actor" in the security scare at RAF Fairford, a hub for US heavy bombers in Europe. Donald Trump criticized the suspects being released on bail amid ongoing investigations.
US President Donald Trump denounced the decision of the British police to release five people who had been arrested on suspicion of planning to target an airbase used by US forces in southwest England.
British police release the five detainees on bail for the alleged failed bombing of the airbase by aircraft that the U.S. used to attack Iran: “I wouldn’t have done it,” Trump says.
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