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Posted on 09/29/2026 10:03:51 AM PDT by JSM_Liberty
Five men suspected of plotting a bomb attack on an RAF base were released on bail on Monday after experts found no trace of explosives.
Fears of a terror attack were downgraded just 36 hours after the group of British nationals were arrested by armed police close to RAF Fairford, in Gloucestershire.
Counterterrorism police said they were still investigating whether the men, aged in their mid-twenties and living in London, were proxies for a foreign state. It followed speculation that Iran could be responsible, after the regime issued threats against Fairford because it is a staging post for US strikes in the Middle East.
Andy Burnham held a Cobra meeting to “make sure we have the full picture”. After the meeting Wes Streeting, the defence secretary, said that “the police and the security services have done everything that they could and should have been doing rapidly to help contain this situation”.
Sources said that the men would not have been bailed if there were serious concerns about the danger they posed. While more than 80 homes in the nearby village of Whelford were evacuated, it is understood that investigations by the army’s specialist explosive ordnance disposal team and counterterror bomb experts did not find explosives.
President Trump said he was surprised to hear the five men had been released on bail. Taking questions from reporters in the Oval Office on Monday, he said: “I wouldn’t have done that. They [the UK authorities] have been very good. They’ve worked with us very closely”.
He added: “We know everything about them. But we would not have released them. I would not have released them.”
Initially Trump said that Iran “might be” behind a plot targeting the base. Asked to elaborate, he said: “I’d rather not. I know the answer, I could be very specific.”
Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, said a “foreign actor” was involved in the incident but declined to elaborate during an interview with Fox on Monday evening. “It’s one that clearly involves the hands of a foreign actor. I won’t get into great detail about that yet,” he said. “I do want to thank the authorities in the UK who have been very co-operative and on top of it.”
He added: “I know a lot of people are disturbed by the news that some of these people have been released on bail. Some of the people are being investigated. Obviously we’re engaging with them on all of that.”
The vans contained barrels and were marked with a fake logo and phone number so they gave the impression, wrongly, of being owned by a legitimate fuel transit company. It triggered speculation about whether the men were fuel thieves.
However, Laurence Taylor, the national head of counterterrorism policing, specifically pointed to the potential involvement of proxies in a statement announcing the men’s bail.
He said that police were keeping an open mind, adding: “We are considering this from every possible angle, including that this may be activity committed by proxies, or individuals either knowingly or unknowingly, working on behalf of a foreign state.”
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This is the most likely explanation.
Check their social media accounts. If they’ve made any posts that run counter to “The Message”, lock ‘em up.
They were a long way from London. Why drive that far when there is plenty of fuel to steal in London. It could have been a dry run for “some people did some things”.
80 miles from London. Ok so they were British citizens. No mention of their ethnic background. Is uit up to the public to put 2 and 2 together?
Couda’ been a dry run or just scopin’ out the joint for the future.
“They were a long way from London. Why drive that far when there is plenty of fuel to steal in London.”
There aren’t a lot of farms in the middle of London. Stealing diesel from farms is easier because they often have large fuel tanks and are more isolated.
They were “nationalized” British citizens. I heard one report that one had been on the security detail of the head of HAMAS, but I can’t find confirmation right now.
“Diesel theft is a problem for many farms and rural properties.
Fuel tanks stored in rural and isolated locations are very attractive to thieves looking for an easy target.”
Good point.
Rural and isolated locations.
Come on. The AF Base being located there has nothing to do with it? There are farms all over England.
I am still struggling with that term, “British nationals”. They are transplants from some Middle Eastern sand kingdom who wrangled papers alluding that somehow, they are now just tried and true British subjects.
And how were they planning to transport stolen fuel?
“And how were they planning to transport stolen fuel?”
They were going to put the fuel in the empty barrels that were in the vans they were driving.
I think it is most likely that this was the planning stage or a dry run for an attack on the base. There is a small chance that it was something else. The IRGC had called for attacks on this base.
If the arrestees were actually up to something other than terrorism, they did the US a huge favor. Hopefully the airbase has a new commander who will make sure someone answers tipoff calls about imminent terrorist attacks.
Has anyone heard anything about some Snackbar Boys getting busted by the Brit dhimmis?
The arriving boat people from France were released after the Royal Navy and the bobbies found no evidence of boats.
However, Danny Tommo was arrested for slashing one of the non-existent boats.
Caliphate Clown World.
I don’t think any commander has any control outside of security the base. It’s up to the locals, the ones who let them go. An involved citizen had to do their job.
Theory on Talk TV...
https://x.com/TalkTV/status/2104962700421784007
The perps have diplomatic immunity.
If that’s the case, the perps cannot be UK nationals.
Sounds like a dry run to me.
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