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British police arrested two men over trespass and national security offenses at an airbase in eastern England, just days after a suspected terror plot attempt at another airbase that was home to US bomber jets.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Wednesday said there were โstrong indicationsโ that Iran was involved in suspicious activity at a UK airbase that triggered a major security incident this weekend. โThere are strong indications that Iran played a part in what happened over the weekend at RAF Fairford,โ Burnham told the BBC, referring to Sundayโs bomb scare near the airbase in southwest England, which is used by the US military in its war against Iran. โOf course it remains an ongoing,...
Britain's counter-terrorism police said โon Tuesday that no improvised explosive devices had been found as part of an โinvestigation โinto a suspected plot targeting โ a British airbase used by US forces to โstrike Iran, deepening uncertainty over the incident a day after five UK-based suspects were released on bail.ย
British police have evacuated homes near an air force base in Gloucestershire, as army bomb disposal experts examined several vehicles in what authorities described as a major incident. Five men have been arrested on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act and offences under the Explosives Act. RAF Fairford, the base involved, is also being used by the US for strikes on Iranian missile sites targeting ships in the Strait of Hormuz. US Air Force personnel at the base have been told to remain vigilant, while police say the incident is now contained. Caroline Baum reports.