US withdraws all bomber planes from UK airbase: Pentagon
WASHINGTON, United States—The Pentagon confirmed reports Sunday that the United States has withdrawn all B-1 bomber planes from Royal Air Force Fairford, the UK airbase where a suspicious incident triggered nearby evacuations. A statement from a Pentagon official said "we can acknowledge now that all U.S. bombers that were deployed to RAF Fairford have re-deployed to their home stations in the…
WASHINGTON, United States—The Pentagon has confirmed that all B-1 bomber planes previously stationed at Royal Air Force Fairford, a UK airbase, have been withdrawn and redeployed to their home stations in the United States. The withdrawal came following a suspicious incident that triggered nearby evacuations in southwest England.
A Pentagon official stated that operational security prevented real-time confirmation of the move. Last Sunday, police responded to the base after a local farmer reported suspicious activity involving a group of men in several vans. The evacuation of 85 homes near the airbase ensued, with speculation about the motives ranging from terror threats to fuel theft.
However, investigators found no explosives in the vans but recovered a significant quantity of petrol instead. National Counter Terrorism Policing stated that they did not find any explosives in the vans but recovered a significant amount of petrol.
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