UK police say five arrested at airbase are British nationals
Counterterrorism police are investigating possible links to hostile states after five British men in their 20s were detained on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences.
- Counter Terrorism Police arrested five UK nationals near RAF Fairford on Sunday on suspicion of explosives offenses and preparing a terrorist act, following reports of suspicious vehicles.
- The arrest comes amid heightened tensions as the U.S. uses the base for operations against Iran, which has said it considers any facility used to attack its territory a "legitimate target."
- A villager in Whelford dialled 999 after spotting three vans and masked men near the base, prompting evacuation of 85 homes as bomb-disposal experts examined the vehicles.
- President Donald Trump said the suspects had been "under view" for some time, and the five men remain in custody where they can be held for up to 14 days without being charged.
- Investigators are working to establish the "circumstances of the activity of those arrested, their knowledge and any motivation behind this incident," while U.S. Air Force personnel based at the site "remain vigilant.
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IRAN REJECTS 'SPECULATIONS' OVER RAF FAIRFORD INCIDENT AS FIVE BRITISH NATIONALS ARE DETAINED
Tehran dismisses claims of involvement as UK counter-terror police hold five British men in their twenties over a suspected plot near the US-used airbase, and the story is carried across social media and conservative outlets.
The British counter-terrorism keeps a veil of caution on the matrix, in the context of a survey defined as "wide range" and enormously complex. However, it spread some information compared to the five people arrested on September 27 in relation to the alleged explosive attack foiled near the British air base of the Raf of Fairford, also used by the American bombers in the war [...] The article Explosives at the Raf base of Fairford: the 5 men ar…
Five men have been arrested near a British air base. Police say they are suspected of preparing a terrorist attack.
British police are still working to determine a possible motive.
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