UK police say no explosive devices found in airbase probe
Counterterrorism police said the five suspects remain under investigation after extensive searches found petrol in the vans but no improvised explosive devices.
- British police released five men arrested near Royal Air Force Fairford on Monday after detaining them on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act, prompting Washington to question the decision.
- Three white vans were discovered Sunday near the airfield, which Britain authorized Washington to use for 'specific defensive operations into Iran' in March. Armed police detained the men and examined the vehicles with 'military assets.'
- US President Donald Trump told reporters Monday he was 'surprised' by the release, adding 'I wouldn't have done that.' Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the incident 'a very serious situation... that clearly involves the hand of a foreign actor.'
- Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor insisted officers were keeping an 'open mind' and considering 'every possible angle,' including potential 'proxies' working for a foreign state. Iran's embassy in London 'categorically rejects and strongly condemns' speculation regarding Tehran's involvement.
- Patricia, a 60-year-old resident in the neighboring village of Kempsford, told AFP the situation was 'very embarrassing that people around the world thought it was a terrorist attack but in the end no-- it's a lot of noise for nothing.
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(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Shin Yu-ri = No explosives were found during a site search in connection with a suspected terrorist attack near the British Air Force base, only gasoline...
UK airbase scare a mystery as police only find petrol
A UK probe into a suspected bomb plot at an airbase used by the United States was mired in confusion on Tuesday, as police said no explosives but a "quantity of petrol" was found in vehicles seized nearby. Police were called to the Royal Air Force Fairford base in south-west England on Sunday after a resident saw several vans "acting suspiciously," triggering an evacuation of the nearby village and the declaration of a "major incident." "Those v…
British police find gasoline but no bombs in suspected plot near U.S. bomber base
British police say no homemade bombs were found in three vehicles examined after five men were arrested near a British air base used by U.S. bombers. Gasoline was recovered, and authorities are still examining a possible Iranian connection, according to media reports. The findings were announced on Tuesday by Laurence Taylor, the head of Britain’s […]
Police today confirmed that no explosives were found in three vans linked to the suspects, and clarified that the decision to grant bail was based on "experience and strategy"
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SIC NotíciasThis development follows the release on the eve, on bail, of the five men between the ages of 23 and 25, about 24 hours after being arrested for suspected preparation of a terrorist act with explosives against the Fairford air base.
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