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Police ‘investigate Iran link’ to suspected bomb plot at UK air base used by U.S.
- UK Counter Terrorism Policing took the lead in interrogating five men arrested early Sunday near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act and committing offences under the Explosives Act.
- Armed officers intercepted the suspects in the village of Whelford following a 12:45 a.m. local call reporting three suspicious white vans driving toward the military installation, which hosts US B-1 and B-52 bombers.
- Army explosive ordnance disposal units deployed bomb disposal robots to inspect the intercepted vehicles, prompting authorities to establish a 400-meter cordon and evacuate roughly 85 households to a local leisure center.
- Senior security sources noted that potential Iranian-linked retaliation is a primary line of inquiry—following Iranian Revolutionary Guard warnings targeting allied bases—though investigators are also assessing possible Russian sabotage or Islamist motives.
- US President Donald Trump stated that American and British authorities had the suspects under joint review, while the US Air Force confirmed personnel at the installation remain on heightened security alert.
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West Hawaii Today5 arrested on suspicion of terrorism near UK air base used by US
LIVERPOOL, England — British police arrested five men Sunday on suspicion of preparing acts of terrorism after receiving a call around 1 a.m. about three suspicious vehicles headed toward an air force base used by the U.S. military.
British authorities continue to investigate the incident in the area
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