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  "id": 10396090,
  "title": "UK police question five men held at airbase used by US to attack Iran",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/uk-police-question-five-men-held-at-airbase-used-by-us-to-attack-iran",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T07:46:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/uk-police-question-five-men-held-airbase-used-us-attack-iran"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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.\n\nThe 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.\n\nAccording 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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        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "UK police 'investigate Iran link' to alleged bomb threat against base hosting U.S. Air Force",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/uk-police-investigate-iran-link-to-alleged-bomb-threat-against-base",
        "published": "2026-09-28T07:30:14.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "UK police question 5 men held near airbase used by US to attack Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/uk-police-question-5-men-held-near-airbase-used-by-us-to-attack-iran",
        "published": "2026-09-28T07:53:02.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "UK police question five men held at airbase used by US to attack Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/uk-police-question-five-men-held-at-airbase-used-by-us-to-attack-iran-10396903",
        "published": "2026-09-28T07:59:26.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}