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US secretary of state Marco Rubio has said unequivocally that a foreign actor was involved in the suspected UK bomb plot at RAF Fairford, hours after the five suspects arrested close to the airbase were released on bail. “What could have happened in the UK over the weekend is a ‌very serious situation,” Rubio said in an interview with Fox News on Monday evening, adding that it “clearly involves the hands ‌of a foreign actor.” Rubio provided no evidence for his claims. The five men, all British nationals from London in their early 20s, were ⁠detained early on Sunday after...

British counterterrorism police said Monday that five men who were arrested over the weekend on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act in an English village near a Royal Air Force base used by U.S. forces had been released on bail. "Following extensive interviews and enquiries, the five men who were arrested are being released on police bail this afternoon. To be very clear, this does not mean the investigation is over," Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor, head of the London Metropolitan Police's Counter Terror unit, told reporters Monday afternoon. "To be very clear, this does not mean the investigation is over....

New information has come to light in the investigation into five men who were arrested outside of RAF Fairford in three vans presumed to contain explosives.According to Reuters, citing a source with knowledge on the matter, the motive for the foiled plot near RAF Fairford in Britain is most likely going to be Iranian-linked. Per the report, Russian sabotage and Islamic terror links are also being chased down. The investigation is in its nascent stages at this point and UK officials have repeatedly told reporters and made statements urging people against jumping to conclusions. pic.twitter.com/PCnl74BOSm— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) September 27, 2026Sources...

American B-52 bombers have begun arriving in Britain, as Iraq claims six civilians were killed and 15 others injured in the latest round of US and British air raids inside the no-fly zone. The last time the bombers were stationed on British soil was for the attacks on Yugoslavia four years ago. Once again the long-range B-52s are based at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire. The first of the huge jets landed just before noon on Monday. About an hour earlier, what appeared to be a U-2 spy plane had taken off. Two transporters aircraft are also at the base. British...

British cops on Sunday arrested five suspected terrorists accused of plotting a van bombing attack at a UK military base used by the US Air Force for its strikes on Iran. Dramatic pictures show the suspects being held at gunpoint while stripped to the waist, after officers suspected they may have been wearing suicide vests for their alleged plot, according to reports. A bomb disposal robot was later seen moving between three vans after chemicals and suspected explosive devices were found during the operation at Royal Air Force Fairford in Gloucestershire, Southwest England, the UK Sun reported. The base, roughly...

ANDY Burnham has given the go-ahead to the US to use British military bases for “defensive strikes” against Iran, it has been reported. The new PM has continued with Keir Starmer’s controversial policy – with Donald Trump vowing today he is “not finished yet”. RAF bases like Fairford and Diego Garcia can continue to be used by the Americans to strike the Islamic Republic, Bloomberg reports. It is the first major judgment by the Labour leader, who risked coming to blows with Donald Trump if he declined access to US aircraft.

Over the last few weeks, a number of drones have mysteriously been spotted over four air bases used by the US Air Force (USAF) in the UK. The unmanned aerial devices were first spotted on 20 November, over and in the vicinity of RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall, in Suffolk, RAF Feltwell in Norfolk and RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire. The unusual activity has prompted an investigation by the UK's Ministry of Defence (MoD) police. Around 60 British troops, including counter-drone specialists, have also been deployed to help defend the bases. ... "However they are still continuously being monitored to ensure...

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B-52s leave UK March 22, 2003 07:57 B-52 bombers have begun taking off from RAF Fairford. Earlier today, a Greenpeace hot air balloon today dropped 500 anti-war leaflets over the base where 14 B-52 bombers were on stand-by. Greenpeace said they contacted the base, police and the Civil Aviation Authority in advance to ensure there was no risk. The leaflets highlighted the risk to the Iraqi civilians and US arms sales to Iraq.

American b-52 bombers involved in training flights over the North were out in force again yesterday. Two of the 14 long-range bombers stationed at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire took off yesterday morning and flew for three hours. The aircraft are believed to have been involved in exercises over Northumberland on Friday. Security at the RAF base has been stepped up following break-ins by peace protesters. Two of those involved have been charged with damaging a number of B-52 support vehicles. Margaret Jones, 54, of Bristol and Arthur Milling, 57, of Birmingham, were taken into custody after their arrest by Ministry...

Twelve people were arrested yesterday at an airfield where US B-52 bombers are being prepared for deployment to the Gulf, police said. A group of people cut through fencing at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire to get closer to the 14 warplanes which have been based there since Tuesday after clearance was given from Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon. The planes are expected to be at the forefront of any initial attack against Iraq. A spokesman for Gloucestershire Police said: "I can confirm that this afternoon at RAF Fairford there have been 12 arrests following criminal activity on the base in respect...