Streeting Thanks Farmer Who Reported Masked Men Near RAF Fairford in Suspected Terror Plot
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Updated · The Guardian · Sep 28
Streeting Thanks Farmer Who Reported Masked Men Near RAF Fairford in Suspected Terror Plot
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Sep 28
Summary
Wes Streeting publicly thanked a local farmer who called police after seeing “a large group of hooded and masked men” near RAF Fairford early on Sunday.
The defence secretary said the woman acted “quickly and thoughtfully” and credited public vigilance more broadly with helping alert emergency services to the suspected plot.
The farmer told the BBC she believed “someone dropped the ball” by allowing the suspects and their vehicles to get so close to nearby homes.
Streeting declined to address that criticism directly, saying the farmer had only a partial picture and refusing to go further while the incident remains sensitive.