UK police question five men held at airbase used by US to attack Iran
By Toby Shepheard FAIRFORD, England, Sept 28 (Reuters) - British police were questioning five men on Monday on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences after they were detained near an air base that has been used by the US to strike Iran. Officers detained the three men in the early hours of Sunday after they received a tip-off that three large white vans had been seen heading to the…
British police questioned five men on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences after detaining them near an air base in Gloucestershire. The base, RAF Fairford, has been used by the US military to launch air strikes on Iran since March.
The men were detained on Sunday after a tip-off about three large white vans heading to the base. Armed officers found explosives on the vans.
According to US President Donald Trump, the men had been planning to do "big damage" at the base. He said the US and UK had been working together on the incident. The UK's Defence Secretary Wes Streeting cautioned against speculation, asking for "a bit of forbearance" to allow the police and security services to do their job.
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