What we know about RAF Fairford โbomb plotโ
A police alert turned into a potential Iranian โbomb plotโ against a British military base used by the US.
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A police alert turned into a potential Iranian โbomb plotโ against a British military base used by the US.
Britain's counter-terrorism police said โon Tuesday that no improvised explosive devices had been found as part of an โinvestigation โinto a suspected plot targeting โ a British airbase used by US forces to โstrike Iran, deepening uncertainty over the incident a day after five UK-based suspects were released on bail.ย
Tehran condemns 'unfounded and malicious speculation'; British FM vows to 'act against the proxies of Iran'.
British police were holding five men on Monday and examining suspected explosives found near a US-operated air force base in England, as counterterror detectives investigated whether the arrests foiled an attempted attack linked to Iran. The men were detained early on Sunday after three vans were spotted near RAF Fairford, a UK-owned base that has been used by American bombers during decades of conflict in the Middle East. Investigators have not concluded whether the incident is a state-backed...
British police have evacuated homes near an air force base in Gloucestershire, as army bomb disposal experts examined several vehicles in what authorities described as a major incident. Five men have been arrested on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act and offences under the Explosives Act. RAF Fairford, the base involved, is also being used by the US for strikes on Iranian missile sites targeting ships in the Strait of Hormuz. US Air Force personnel at the base have been told to remain vigilant, while police say the incident is now contained. Caroline Baum reports.
A British tanker plane will provide "defensive" air-to-air refuelling for Saudi warplanes to help the country defend against Houthi strikes, the UK government confirmed late Monday. The show of solidarity follows a Saudi request for military support after the Houthis increased drone and missile attacks on it in recent weeks alongside a lightning offensive to capture Yemen's Red Sea coast.
A man wanted by British police over the killings of his wife and two daughters pleaded guilty Tuesday to firearms offenses in South Africa, where he was arrested in July while on the run.