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  "id": 12013110,
  "title": "US bombers sent home from RAF Fairford base after suspected terror plot",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/us-bombers-sent-home-from-raf-fairford-base-after-suspected-terror",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T21:25:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/04/us-bombers-sent-home-from-raf-fairford-base-after-suspected-bomb-plot"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The US Air Force has withdrawn its bombers from RAF Fairford following an investigation into an alleged planned terror attack at the base. The bombers, which included at least 10 B-1 bombers out of 12, were redeployed back to their home stations in the US, according to a Pentagon official. The rapid withdrawal has raised concerns in the area around the RAF base in Gloucestershire, with US media reporting that the decision was based on new security information that emerged in the past 24 hours. A dual British-Iranian national was arrested in central London last week on suspicion of plotting the attack, and six people have been taken into custody during the investigation.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "All US bombers depart RAF Fairford amid security fears",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/all-us-bombers-depart-raf-fairford-amid-security-fears",
        "published": "2026-10-04T21:02:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "US recalls B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford following alleged terror plot",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/us-recalls-b-1-bombers-from-raf-fairford-following-alleged-terror-plot",
        "published": "2026-10-04T21:26:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "US pulls all bombers from RAF Fairford air base threatened by alleged Iranian plot",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/us-pulls-all-bombers-from-raf-fairford-air-base-threatened-by-alleged",
        "published": "2026-10-04T21:40:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "US removes all bombers from RAF Fairford base",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/us-removes-all-bombers-from-raf-fairford-base",
        "published": "2026-10-04T21:57:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "US withdraws B-1 bomber aircraft from UK’s Fairford base amid Iran fears",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/us-withdraws-b-1-bomber-aircraft-from-uks-fairford-base-amid-iran",
        "published": "2026-10-04T22:23:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "US removes B-1 bombers from UK's Fairford air base amid security concerns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/us-removes-b-1-bombers-from-uks-fairford-air-base-amid-security",
        "published": "2026-10-04T22:46:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "El Pais",
        "title": "El Pentágono retira sus bombarderos de la base británica de Fairford tras el presunto intento de atentado",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/el-pentagono-retira-sus-bombarderos-de-la-base-britanica-de-fairford",
        "published": "2026-10-04T23:23:02.000Z"
      }
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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."
}