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All six RAF Fairford terror-plot suspects released on bail amid Iran claimsPolice confirm all five suspects are UK nationals, extend custody
2 Sep 28 7:56 AM · 15d ago · 79 articles · 5 videos · 47 posts · 18 comments · 7 sources · development 2 of 7
Gloucestershire Police secured an extension to continue holding the men, all in their 20s and from London, on suspicion of terror offences.
Andy Burnham UK Prime Minister
Donald Trump US PresidentGloucestershire Police / Counter Terror Police Investigating authorityUK-Iranian dual national suspect Sixth arrested suspect, 25, WestminsterIranian embassy in London Iranian diplomatic mission
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first by CNBC, 16d ago · also Jerusalem Post, Euronews, Guardian, RTE News, UPI, WSJ
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- UK police 'investigate Iran link' to alleged bomb threat against base hosting U.S. Air Force CNBC · 16d ago
- Iran suspected in bomb plot against RAF base used by US Air Force, UK police investigating - report Jerusalem Post · 16d ago
- UK counter-terrorism police probe Iran link to suspected bomb plot at RAF base Euronews · 16d ago
- RAF Fairford live updates: police investigate Iran link to suspected bomb plot Guardian · 16d ago
- Police probe Iran link to suspected RAF base terror plot RTE News · 16d ago
- Police probe Iran link to terror plot against RAF base shared with U.S. military UPI · 15d ago
- U.K. Probes Possible Iran Link to Suspected Terror Plot at Base Hosting U.S. Forces WSJ · 15d ago
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first by Bloomberg Politics, 15d ago · also Legal Insurrection, Al Jazeera, Le Monde EN
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- UK Police Release Five Suspects as RAF Fairford Terror Investigation Continues Legal Insurrection · 15d ago
- UK police release suspects on bail after RAF arrests, investigation ongoing Al Jazeera · 15d ago
- UK police release on bail five suspects held over airbase incident Le Monde EN · 15d ago
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first by Mastodon, 15d ago · also Evening Standard, Guardian, ABC News
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- Five men arrested over suspected terror plot against RAF Fairford are from London, say police Evening Standard · 15d ago
- Five men arrested at RAF Fairford are all UK nationals from London, say police Mastodon · 15d ago
- RAF Fairford terrorism plot suspects are all British nationals, police say ABC News · 15d ago
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first by Reuters, 16d ago · also Associated Press
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- 5 men arrested over suspected attack at a U.S.-run air force base are British nationals Associated Press · 16d ago
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LONDON (AP) - UK police say 5 men arrested near a U.S. air base are being held on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act. @reuters.com
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🚨🇮🇷🇬🇧 Iran is REJECTING any involvement in the plot against U.S. base RAF Fairford in the UK yesterday... Tehran's London Embassy put out a statement: "The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in London categorically rejects and strongly condemns the recent unfounded and
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🔴 BREAKING Suspected Terror Plot Near RAF Fairford Linked to Iran Five men were arrested on terrorism charges after explosives were discovered near RAF Fairford in the UK. Defence Secretary Wes Streeting praised a member of the public for alerting authorities to the suspected plot, which is being... 📰 https://www. theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2…
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This is an active terror investigation. The priority will be establishing the location of the bomb factory and whether there are any outstanding cell members. You won't be told anything until both of these are established, simply because releasing any information could compromise both aspects of the investigation. Under TACT powers, these five…
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LONDON (AP) - UK police say 5 men arrested over suspected attack at a US-operated air force base in England are British nationals. @reuters.com
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Five UK nationals have been arrested after three suspicious vehicles were reported travelling towards RAF Fairford, with all five now held on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act as well as offences under the Explosives Act. Counter Terrorism Policing says the investigation has
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Questions loom over alleged UK terror plot near air base used by US bombers https://www. cnn.com/2026/09/28/uk/raf-fair ford-key-questions-terror-suspects-arrests-intl?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Top Stories in News @ top-stories-in-news-thenewsdesk
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What exactly are you expecting? This happened yesterday, investigations need to be had. They're not going releasing the details yet. Look the positives, armed police showed up within 10 minutes of a call (which suggests they were near by ready to intervene). The call possibly just made them go sooner as the individuals were startled. All in all…
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🟠 UPDATE RAF Fairford Arrests for Terrorism Offences NPR reports on a suspected terror plot near a UK air base, corroborating the location and nature of the incident linked to RAF Fairford arrests. The article also mentions Trump rejecting Iran's offer to pause fighting, adding context to US-Iran tensions. 📰 https://www…
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I don't know? You seem to be jumping to a lof of conclusions. Do you expect the government to have a crystal ball and be aware of anything that's going on at any given time and react in a blink of an eye? They might have been tipped off about the possibility of it with no direct timeline. Again, there's an investigation going on and the…
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Possible Terror Plot at U.K. Air Base Used by U.S. Raises Security Concerns https://www. nytimes.com/2026/09/28/world/e urope/us-air-base-uk-terror-incident-fairford.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Mideast Conflict @ mideast-conflict-thenewsdesk
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Would the counter terrorist police allow 3 vans of potential explosives onto major roads and near residential homes? We have seen previous plots where police cased homes and at times had prior knowledge and in most instances those people were not allowed to transport the bombs away from the location.
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# BBCNews - Farmer who called 999 saw 'large group of hooded and masked men' near RAF Fairford, she tells BBC https://www. bbc.co.uk/news/live/c65y7nl29k 0et
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It may be that the security services had a partial intelligence picture that identified a specific threat methodology but not the identity of the attackers, or vice versa. We don't know. You will probably never know the circumstances leading to their arrest. Nor are you entitled to know.
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# BBCNews - Five arrested as counter-terror police investigate major incident near RAF Fairford https://www. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqrm99 mm9l84o
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It was already said that the government werent aware of it. A resident of a nearby town reported it. First she called the air base and they didn't answer. Then she called the police and reported 3 suspicious vans. You'll get your information in due time.
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UK counter-terrorism police probe an Iran link to a suspected bomb plot at an RAF base. Since March, RAF Fairford has been used by the US military to launch air strikes on Iran as the war in the Middle East rumbles on. Armed officers detained a group of five men on Sunday after a call to emergency services about three “suspicious vehicles which…
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The press release makes me doubt they had any idea it was coming, and I’d appreciate some type of visual grandstanding from somebody in government to tell us, if it was a bomb and if we are going to do anything about it moving forward?
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Iran suspected in RAF base bomb plot, UK police investigating British counter-terrorism police are investigating whether Iran was behind a suspected bomb plot targeting RAF Fairford, a British… # EuropeSays # Headlines # News # Europe # Europa # EU # Iran # counterterrorism # police # RoyalAirForce # UnitedKingdom # UnitedStates # USAirForce #…
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I’m setting the stage using the facts we have, I’d be disheartened in out forces and intelligence services if we had no idea of a massive plot against Atleast one major RAF base given the current global climate
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RAF Fairford: Heroic farmer reveals chance 999 call that ‘foiled RAF base bomb plot’ as police probe links to Iran Counter-terror police are probing whether Iran is linked to an alleged bomb plot at RAF Fairford – which… # EuropeSays # Headlines # News # Europe # Europa # EU # Iran # AcrosstheUK # crime # SouthWest # Terrorism # WorldNews
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As a citizen of the nation that nearly had a terrorist plot play out without intervention i believe we have a right to know to some level what is going on and what are the immediate implications of this?
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RAF Fairford Terror Probe: Five Men Arrested Near US-UK Airbase Over Suspected Explosives and Terror Plot Here is what we know so far: Where is RAF Fairford? RAF Fairford is located in the Cotswolds,… # EuropeSays # Headlines # News # Europe # Europa # EU # Iran # US -Israel-Iranwar
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Our protective services wouldn’t have allowed 3 vans of explosives on a highway or near to homes. Where they stopped them was in a residential area, they wouldn’t have done that if it was pre planned
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