UK police say five arrested at airbase are British nationals
Counterterrorism police are investigating possible links to hostile states after five British men in their 20s were detained on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences.
- 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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British police are still working to determine a possible motive.
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LONDON (ANP) - The five men who were arrested Sunday morning at British Air Force Base Fairford are all British nationals, reports the Counterterrorism Police (CTP). They are between 23 and 25 years old and all five live in London. In the night from Saturday to Sunday, a report was made...
5 men arrested over suspected attack at a U.S.-operated air force base are British nationals
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 Iran.
New details have emerged in the case of the alleged “terrorist attack” in Britain targeting RAF Fairford, as Britain’s Counter Terrorism Service announced that all five men arrested are British nationals. According to British authorities, they are London residents, aged between 23 and 25. Three of the arrested are from the borough of Westminster, one from Camden and one from Willesden. The five men were arrested outside the base in the early hou…
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