US removes B-1 bombers from UK base amid security concerns
NEW YORK, Oct 4 (Reuters) - The United States removed its B-1 bombers from a UK air base one week after several men were arrested there on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts, a Pentagon official said on Sunday.
The United States has withdrawn its B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford air base in the UK following security concerns, according to a Pentagon official. The decision came one week after several men were apprehended at the base on suspicion of planning terrorist acts. RAF Fairford, situated northwest of London, had previously been utilized for US strikes on Iran.
Despite operational security protocols preventing real-time confirmation of the aircraft's movement, a Pentagon spokesman confirmed that all B-1 bombers previously stationed at RAF Fairford have since returned to their respective home stations in the United States.
Britain has received strong indications that Iran was implicated in a suspected plot targeting the base. Prime Minister Andy Burnham revealed this information on Wednesday. Iran, however, denied these allegations, labeling them as baseless and subsequently summoned the British ambassador in Tehran to address the matter. The Wall Street Journal first disclosed the removal of the bombers from the base, attributing it to security concerns over suspected terror plots against the facility.
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