British counter-terrorism police arrested five men on September 27, 2026, on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, a base used by U.S. forces for strikes on Iran. Bomb disposal teams examined suspicious vehicles near the base; dozens of homes were evacuated and a farmer's witness account later raised questions about police follow-up.
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Police evacuated nearby properties and called in an army bomb disposal team to examine vehicles near RAF Fairford, which Britain authorized Washington to use for strikes on Iranian missile sites
Five men are in custody and dozens of homes were evacuated after police received calls about suspicious vehicles near RAF Fairford. Five men are in custody and dozens of homes were evacuated after police received calls about suspicious vehicles near RAF Fairford.
Bomb disposal teams are examining vehicles near RAF Fairford as police investigate suspected explosives offenses.
Counter-terrorism police investigate whether Iran is behind suspected bomb plot after member of public calls 999 over suspicious vehicles Counter-terrorism police are investigating whether Iran is behind a suspected bomb plot after armed officers found explosives on three vans parked minutes from an RAF base used by the US military. The Guardian understands that after five men were arrested on ter
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www.salon.com/2026/09/27/f... Investigators are examining a possible Iran connection after suspicious vehicles were stopped near RAF Fairford
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Counter-terrorism police are investigating whether Iran is behind a suspected bomb plot after armed officers found explosives on three vans parked minutes from an RAF base used by the US military.
Since March, RAF Fairford has been used by the US military to launch air strikes on Iran as the war in the Middle East rumbles on.
Five men arrested over terrorism offences after explosives found near base The defence secretary, Wes Streeting, has spoken to the media from the Labour party conference this morning about the incident near RAF Fairford. Streeting said he was grateful for the vigilance of the members of the public who are thought to have helped alert the emergency services to the suspected terror plot. Thank you t
Police are holding five men and examining suspected explosives found near a U.S.-operated air force base in England.
Counter-terror police in Britain are understood to be investigating whether Iran is linked to a suspected terror plot at a military airbase used by US bombers.
Wes Streeting indicates farmer who alerted police and said security forces had ‘dropped the ball’ only ‘had a partial picture’ UK security services were aware in advance about a group of men arrested in connection to a bomb plot against an RAF base used by the US military, Wes Streeting, the defence secretary has indicated. Five men were arrested on terrorism charges after armed officers found exp
mol.im/a/16165883 One of three vans stopped near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire yesterday looked suspicious because a phone number and lettering on them appeared to be fake.
Woman who spotted suspicious vans and masked men says authorities did not contact her after five men were arrested A farmer who claims to have alerted the police to a suspected terrorist bomb plot at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire has said she has had “no follow-up at all” from the authorities. The woman told reporters on Monday that she did not see herself as a hero for having reported vans bloc
In today’s newsletter: New details suggest there is a counter-narrative to how events unfolded at the airbase used by the US Good morning. Vehicles suspected of carrying explosives zipping across Britain, entirely unbeknownst to authorities, is a disconcerting prospect. Initially, it seemed precisely this had occurred in Gloucestershire early on Sunday. A major attack on RAF Fairford appeared to h