Donald Trump Reacts to UK Terrorism Plot in Cotswolds Village
Counter terror officers are investigating possible links to Iran after armed police stopped three vans and evacuated 85 households, officials said.
- On Sunday, armed police arrested 5 men near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act under the Explosives Act.
- RAF Fairford hosts USAF heavy bombers and has supported 'specific defensive operations' against Iranian missile sites since March; residents believed the base was on lockdown due to a 'terror threat.'
- A local resident called 999 after spotting a 'large group of hooded and 'balaclava'd' men' near Whelford, prompting authorities to erect a 400-metre cordon and evacuate 85 households while the Army inspected three vans.
- Counter Terrorism Policing Deputy Assistant Commissioner Vicki Evans confirmed 5 men remain in custody as officials 'continue to work with Gloucestershire Police to keep the community safe as we work to gather evidence from the scene.'
- Trump claimed authorities had suspects 'under view for a long time,' contradicting Press Association reporting that the operation was not intelligence-led, while Prime Minister Andy Burnham called the incident 'deeply concerning.
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Donald Trump Claims Men Arrested at UK Air Base Were 'Looking to Do Big Damage' to Military Fort
Five men remain in custody after police intercepted three vans near RAF Fairford and evacuated about 85 households. Their motive, intended target and any alleged links remain unconfirmed.
Iran Just Tried to Blow up American Bombers at RAF Fairford and Got Caught
Iran had American airmen in its crosshairs last night. Five men are in handcuffs, and three vans packed for what may have been simultaneous car bomb detonations at RAF Fairford sit neutralized by bomb disposal robots. Trump told reporters Sunday what Tehran needed to hear: we were watching, and we got them. Three Vans, Five […]
Was Iran involved in suspected bomb plot at RAF base being used by US? What police said
British counter-terrorism police are investigating a potential Iranian link to a bomb scare at a US air base. Five men were detained on suspicion of planning a ‘terrorist act’ after suspicious vans were reported near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire.
London officials and Donald Trump say that the authorities were aware of the terrorist attack prepared against a British military base for more time. But the English press notes that the police intervened on the spot only after a local woman called the police to announce that she saw three vans and...
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