UK Police Bail 5 Men Arrested Near RAF Fairford as Terror Probe Eyes Iran, Russia Links
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 28
UK Police Bail 5 Men Arrested Near RAF Fairford as Terror Probe Eyes Iran, Russia Links
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 28
Summary
Five men arrested near RAF Fairford after three suspicious vehicles approached the base around 12:45 a.m. Sunday are being released on bail as the counterterrorism investigation continues.
A 400-meter cordon remained around three white vans while army bomb-disposal teams examined them, after police evacuated more than 85 homes near the U.S.-used air base in southern England.
Investigators have not said what the men were allegedly planning, but are examining possible links to Iran or Russia; Trump said the suspects had been under investigation and were looking to do "big damage."
RAF Fairford has flown U.S. B-52 and B-1 bomber missions against Iran since February, and Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned in July that any base used to strike Iranian territory would be a legitimate target.