RAF Fairford incident involves 'foreign actor', says Rubio
Tehran has strongly denied any involvement.A major incident was declared at the weekend after "suspicious vehicles" were seen near the RAF base in Gloucestershire, which has been used by US forces to carry out strikes against Iran. Dozens of homes were evacuated after the three vehicles were reported to police in the early hours of Sunday morning. Five men, who are all UK nationals in their 20s, were arrested on suspicion of terror offences, and later released on bail.
- ▪Tehran has strongly denied any involvement.A major incident was declared at the weekend after "suspicious vehicles" were seen near the RAF base in Gloucestershire, which has been used by US forces to carry out strikes against Iran.
- ▪Dozens of homes were evacuated after the three vehicles were reported to police in the early hours of Sunday morning.
- ▪Five men, who are all UK nationals in their 20s, were arrested on suspicion of terror offences, and later released on bail.
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- ▪ Rubio Says Incident at UK Air Base RAF Fairford ‘Clearly Involved’ a Foreign Actor — NYT — Politics
- ▪ Rubio says foreign actor was ‘clearly’ behind suspected RAF Fairford bomb plot — The Guardian — UK
- ▪ UK security forces were aware of RAF Fairford suspected bomb plot, says defence secretary — The Guardian — World
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RAF Fairford incident involves 'foreign actor', says Rubio<div class="ssrcss-1553su4-ErrorMessage eitf6465"><div class="ssrcss-h7lv7m-StyledInnerContainer eitf6464"><div class="ssrcss-nbxsk2-TextContent eitf6461"><h2 type="normal" class="ssrcss-89o2pv-Heading e10rt3ze0">To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.</h2><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">This video can not be played</p></div></div></div>Figure caption, Watch: What we do and don't know about the incident near RAF FairfordByVictoria BournePublished33 minutes agoUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said the suspected terror plot at RAF Fairford "clearly involves the hands of a foreign actor".In an interview with Fox News on Monday, Rubio said "I think it ties us to the reality here, and that is…
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