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Rubio says foreign actor involved in RAF Fairford bomb plot, Trump criticizes release of suspects
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Royal Air Force station in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Royal Air Force Fairford or more simply RAF Fairford is a Royal Air Force (RAF) station in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. Since 2019, the base has played host to a Lockheed U-2S Dragon Lady detachment from the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron. It is the USAF's only European airfield for heavy bombers and routinely supports Bomber Task Force operations. Its most prominent use in recent decades has been as an airfield for United States Air Force B-52s during the first Gulf War in 1991, the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999, the 2003 Iraq War, and the 2026 Iran war.
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Donald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed a "foreign actor" was behind the thwarted terror plot near RAF Fairford, warning of repercussions tied to Iran.
US secretary of state, who offered no evidence for claims, also says many people ‘disturbed’ that five suspects released on bail