Iran Denies Link to Suspected Bomb Plot at UK Airbase Used by US Bombers
The men, all British nationals in their mid-20s, were released on bail as police investigate possible links to Iran.
- On Sunday, five British men were arrested near Royal Air Force Fairford in Gloucestershire on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act and explosives offenses after police stopped three vehicles traveling toward the military base.
- The arrests followed a resident's report of 'suspicious vehicles' near the base, which hosts American B-1 and American B-52 bombers and has faced threats from Iran after warning such facilities are 'legitimate targets.'
- Counterterror detectives are investigating 'multiple lines of inquiry' including potential Iranian links, after releasing the suspects on bail Monday while army bomb-disposal experts examined three white vans near the installation.
- U.S. President Donald Trump claimed the plot was 'looking to do big damage,' while the Iranian Embassy in London 'categorically rejects' any involvement, dismissing recent allegations as unfounded.
- This incident occurs amid heightened security concerns, as MI5 chief Ken McCallum warned last year that his agency tracked more than 20 potentially lethal Iran-backed plots, a tempo exceeding other adversaries.
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Iran denies link to suspected bomb plot at UK airbase used by US bombers
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