{
  "id": 10643317,
  "title": "Foreign actor behind UK airbase 'bomb plot', says Marco Rubio",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/foreign-actor-behind-uk-airbase-bomb-plot-says-marco-rubio-10643317",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-29T07:35:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uk/2026/09/29/foreign-actor-behind-uk-airbase-bomb-plot-says-marco-rubio/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has stated there is evidence of a foreign actor involved in a suspected bomb plot at RAF Fairford, a UK airbase used by the US for attacks on Iran. Five British men in their 20s were released on bail on Monday after police found no viable explosives at the scene during their arrest. The incident involved suspicious vehicles seen near the airbase early Sunday morning, leading to the detention of masked suspects suspected of explosives offences and terrorism. The nearby village of Whelford was evacuated, and bomb-disposal robots were deployed to the scene. While authorities described the situation as serious, Rubio emphasized that it involved a foreign actor and declined to provide further details. Iranian officials had previously stated the airbase as a legitimate target. US President Donald Trump expressed skepticism about the release of the suspects on bail, stating he would not have made the same decision. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had previously acknowledged the airbase as a potential target. Prime Minister Andy Burnham convened an emergency security meeting following the incident, with Cabinet ministers reassuring the public that the threat was under control.",
  "summary": "US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said there was a foreign actor involved in a suspected bomb plot at a UK airbase that was used by the US to attack Iran. Five British men in their 20s were released on bail on Monday afternoon as police continued to investigate the incident, which involved “suspicious” vehicles seen near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire in the early hours of Sunday. British…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Foreign actor behind UK airbase 'bomb plot', says Marco Rubio",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/foreign-actor-behind-uk-airbase-bomb-plot-says-marco-rubio",
        "published": "2026-09-29T07:35:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Egypt Independent",
        "title": "Rubio says ‘foreign actor’ involved in alleged terror plot targeting British base used by US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/rubio-says-foreign-actor-involved-in-alleged-terror-plot-targeting",
        "published": "2026-09-29T07:51:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "US’s Marco Rubio says UK airbase incident involved ‘foreign actor’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/uss-marco-rubio-says-uk-airbase-incident-involved-foreign-actor",
        "published": "2026-09-29T09:12:37.000Z"
      }
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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."
}