Armed Police Attended Foiled RAF Fairford 'Terror Plot' in Just 10 Minutes
- Five men were arrested near RAF Fairford after authorities received a report about three suspicious vehicles traveling toward the base.
- Police found explosives and chemicals in a van, established a 400-meter cordon, and evacuated about 85 nearby households as a precaution.
- A local farmer said she saw masked men near the base and believed eight to 10 people escaped into nearby fields and trees.
- Investigators are examining an Iranian-linked motive, possible Russian sabotage, and Islamist terrorism, but authorities have not announced a motive.
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thisisoxfordshire.co.ukArmed police attended foiled RAF Fairford 'terror plot' in just 10 minutes
A villager who raised the alarm about suspicious vans near an airbase has been praised for her quick thinking, after police arrived after just 10…
A vigilant British farmer helped prevent an alleged terrorist attack at the Fairford Air Base in Gloucestershire
A vigilant British farmer helped prevent an alleged terrorist attack at the Fairford Air Base in Gloucestershire.On the night of September 27, on her way home, she noticed three minivans blocking the road to the base, with masked men nearby. The woman...
"I knew it was serious," she told the woman describing the scene. "In our village you can see no one at one o'clock at night. And you certainly can't see a group of men with their faces covered, all dressed in black."
Farmer who foiled suspected Iran terror plot on UK base blasts security — and fears several terrorists still free
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The United States is, among other things, sending bombers against Iran from the British air base RAF Fairford.
New pictures show the arrest of five men near the RAF base Fairford. Investigators find suspicious materials in the transporters. An Iran case is also being investigated.
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