Trump says men arrested at US air base in UK were looking to do 'big damage'
Counterterrorism police said the men were held after three suspicious vehicles were reported heading toward the base, and 85 homes were evacuated.
- 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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US President Donald Trump has confirmed that the five men arrested near the US Air Force base RAF Fairford in Whelford, UK, were possibly preparing a terrorist act. Fox News reports this. “We had been watching them for a long time and we arrested them,” he says. “They wanted to cause major damage.”
5 arrested over bomb plot near British air base used by U.S. bombers
Five men have been arrested on suspicion of preparing a terrorist attack near a British air base used by U.S. bombers, according to officials and local media. About 85 households have been advised to evacuate while military specialists examine three vehicles. Police received a call at about 12:45 a.m. on Sunday about three suspicious vehicles […]
UK village on edge over threats to air base in terror alert
Stephanie's family was one of 85 households evacuated from the village of Whelford, around a mile (1.6 kilometers) from the Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford air base, in the early hours of Sunday after authorities were alerted to "suspicious vehicles". Police have not yet confirmed the nature or source of the threat near the base, but said they arrested five men on suspicion of "preparing a terrorist act". Broadcast aerial footage showed a bomb di…
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