Trump says men arrested at US air base in UK were looking to do 'big damage'
Counterterrorism police are investigating possible links to Iran as bomb disposal teams examine three suspicious vehicles, officials said.
- 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 British Defense Minister, Wes Streeting, has told the 'BBC News' that he would not speculate on the reasons for the ongoing investigation, because he considers it 'very reckless'. However, he added, referring to the general Iranian threat to the country: 'We know that Iran and its allies want to harm us. We know that they hate our democracy and we know that we often have to frustrate Iranian attempts to threaten our interests or those of our…
The British Defense Minister, Wes Streeting, said today that it would be "very reckless" for him to speculate on the motives of the people arrested on the...
British police investigate whether arrests near US-run air base foiled
FAIRFORD, England (AP) — Police were holding five men on Monday and examining suspected explosives found near a U.S.-operated air force base in England, as counterterror detectives investigated whether the arrests foiled an attempted attack linked to
A terrorist attack was averted Sunday, British police estimate. The target was an air base in southern England, which the Americans also use. The presence of the Americans is believed to have influenced the target of the attack, several British media have learned.
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