Local representatives question official accounts after suspected bomb plot at RAF Fairford
It remains unclear who or what was behind the alleged activity Photograph: Toby Shepheard/ReutersView image in fullscreenArmed police near RAF Fairford. In July, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps noted RAF Fairford’s use by US bombers, warning the UK that “any base used for aggression against Iranian territory constitutes a legitimate target for our forces”.However, it remains unclear who or what was behind the alleged activity. However, I feel that the events of this weekend do cast that into doubt.”She went on: “Who knew what?
- ▪It remains unclear who or what was behind the alleged activity Photograph: Toby Shepheard/ReutersView image in fullscreenArmed police near RAF Fairford.
- ▪In July, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps noted RAF Fairford’s use by US bombers, warning the UK that “any base used for aggression against Iranian territory constitutes a legitimate target for our forces”.However, it remains unclea
- ▪However, I feel that the events of this weekend do cast that into doubt.”She went on: “Who knew what?
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 1 hour. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean left. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
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Armed police near RAF Fairford. It remains unclear who or what was behind the alleged activity Photograph: Toby Shepheard/ReutersView image in fullscreenArmed police near RAF Fairford. It remains unclear who or what was behind the alleged activity Photograph: Toby Shepheard/ReutersUK newsLocal representatives question official accounts after suspected bomb plot at RAF FairfordAmid conflicting statements, local MP and councillors demand answers over how suspects were allowed to enter residential areas of nearby villageJamie GriersonMon 28 Sep 2026 15.13 EDTLast modified on Mon 28 Sep 2026 15.17 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleAn MP and councillors representing the residents of the village near RAF Fairford who were evacuated due to a suspected terror plot have expressed scepticism and…
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