Questions remain over Iran’s link to alleged RAF Fairford bomb plot
A police checkpoint near RAF Fairford after major incident was declared on Sunday. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PAView image in fullscreenA police checkpoint near RAF Fairford after major incident was declared on Sunday. Photograph: Adrian Sherratt/The GuardianBritish officials admitted on Sunday the arrests were not led by intelligence, but rather last-minute warnings on the ground.
- ▪A police checkpoint near RAF Fairford after major incident was declared on Sunday.
- ▪Photograph: Ben Birchall/PAView image in fullscreenA police checkpoint near RAF Fairford after major incident was declared on Sunday.
- ▪Photograph: Adrian Sherratt/The GuardianBritish officials admitted on Sunday the arrests were not led by intelligence, but rather last-minute warnings on the ground.
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A police checkpoint near RAF Fairford after major incident was declared on Sunday. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PAView image in fullscreenA police checkpoint near RAF Fairford after major incident was declared on Sunday. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PAUK security and counter-terrorismAnalysisQuestions remain over Iran’s link to alleged RAF Fairford bomb plotDan Sabbagh Defence and security editorTehran has been trying to step up attacks on targets in the west but its track record has been mixedMon 28 Sep 2026 13.52 EDTLast modified on Mon 28 Sep 2026 14.12 EDTShareInvestigators may be some way from determining exactly what led five men with three vans to a village just outside RAF Fairford in the small hours of Sunday – but the fact they have all been released on bail without immediate charge…
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