Trump Criticizes UK for Releasing Suspects in Alleged Terror Plot Targeting Base Used by US
Trump said the men were under U.S. investigation and were planning to do big damage, as British police kept the case open.
- On Sunday, armed police arrested five men near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire after a resident reported three suspicious vans, triggering evacuation of 85 households in Whelford.
- RAF Fairford hosts United States Air Force personnel and has been used for 'specific defensive operations' against Iranian missile sites since March, drawing heightened security attention.
- President Donald Trump claimed suspects were 'looking to do big damage' and had been 'under view' for a long time, but officials stated the operation was not intelligence-led.
- Iran's embassy in London 'categorically rejects' involvement in the incident, while Counter Terrorism Policing continues investigating the men's motivations and potential links.
- British Prime Minister Andy Burnham called the incident 'deeply concerning' and pledged protection, as the U.S. Embassy urged citizens to 'exercise caution and be mindful of personal security'.
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Ex-CIA officer pokes holes in Trump's 'far-fetched' terror attack story: 'Embarrassing'
A former CIA counterterrorism official poked holes Monday in President Donald Trump’s account of an alleged terror plot in the United Kingdom — calling one version of events “a little far-fetched” and Trump’s public comments “a little bit embarrassing.”Phil Mudd, a former CIA counterterrorism official and former FBI senior intelligence adviser, joined CNN’s Jake Tapper after Trump claimed the U.S. had suspects “under investigation” before arrest…
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avisendanmark.dkBritish police have released five men arrested near air base used by the US. Trump is surprised, he says.
Five men are driving three vans towards one of the most important American air force bases in Europe. What they were planning to do there is causing great concern among security services in Great Britain and the United States. The five men were arrested on Sunday near RAF Fairford in...
The US president expressed "surprise" at the conditional release of the five arrested for the explosives near the RAF base. Residents of the area were allowed to return to their homes. The post Trump criticizes London for the release of the 5 arrested for the plot against the RAF base appeared first on in.gr.
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