UK Counter-Terror Police Continues Probe on Suspected Terror Act Near RAF Fairford, 5 Arrested over Preparation of Terrorist Act
Counter-terrorism police detained the suspects after three suspicious vehicles were stopped and 85 households were told to evacuate, officials said.
- On Sunday, British counter-terrorism police arrested five men near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire on suspicion of "preparing a terrorist act."
- Armed officers detained the group in the early hours following a call to emergency services reporting three "suspicious vehicles which appeared to be traveling towards the air base."
- Army bomb disposal experts examined three vans on a rural road while authorities established a 400 meter cordon and evacuated 85 households in Whelford.
- US President Donald Trump stated the suspects were "looking to do big damage," while Defense Minister Wes Streeting confirmed coordination with US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on the incident.
- Interior Minister Shabana Mahmood has accused Iran and Russia of using proxies for criminal activities, amid reports that British military sites were targeted by drones more than 300 times over the past year.
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Haphazard Luck: Operational Oddities, Terrorist Proxies and RAF Fairford
Five men, initially detained on suspicion of committing offences under the Explosives Act, then arrested on suspicion of preparation of a terrorist act. Residents of 85 households in the Cotswolds village of Whelford evacuated to Cirencester leisure centre. A 400-metre area with three white vans cordoned off. The same men, released within hours of being [...]
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UK Counter-Terror Police continues probe on suspected terror act near RAF Fairford, 5 arrested over preparation of terrorist act
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The United Kingdom Police indicated that the five men detained near Fairford Airbase are British and suspected of preparing a "terrorist act" against the facility used by the United States to bomb Iran. British authorities investigate possible links with Russia or Iran. London has already accused those countries of using intermediaries to carry out criminal actions on British territory.
UK Counter-Terror Police continues probe on suspected terror act near RAF Fairford, 5 arrested over preparation of terrorist act - The Tribune
The UK's Counter Terrorism Policing on Monday said that its investigation into the incident reported near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire on Sunday is continuing, with five men arrested on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act and preparation of a terrorist act.
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