US insists RAF Fairford bomber withdrawal not linked to security alert
US officials said the aircraft were moved after more specific threat details emerged, while six men were arrested in the investigation.
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Rubio, asked about US bombers leaving UK, says no direct link with suspected plot
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday there was no direct link between the sudden removal of his country’s bombers from a British airbase and a suspected Iranian plot at the site last week. The planes had been stationed at RAF Fairford, the preferred European base for US bombers, and had recently been […]
The withdrawal of American bombers from the Farford base in Britain is linked to planned rotation, said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. "The Ministry of War is constantly transferring resources to where they are needed. There is also regular rotation," said Rubio, commenting on reports of the redeployment of 12 bombers, transmitting RIA News. According to him, the situation has attracted public attention only because of an incident involving …
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington remains confident in the security of all US bases. His comments came after five men were arrested near Britain's Fairford Air Base on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA. Asked about the US decision to withdraw its B-1 bombers from the British base, Rubio said the Department of Defense is constantly redeploying resources to where they are needed. The Secretary …
The US Secretary of State considered the departure of the country's bombers from Fairford as part of the normal movement of troops and military equipment.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio: We still have confidence in the security of all of our bases, and what is happening in Yemen is a counter-attack to restore the lands controlled by the Houthion that we expected.
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