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5 men arrested near a U.S.-run base bailed as UK police probe if there's an Iran link
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- Sep 28, 2026, 10:51 AM UTC
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The men were detained early Sunday after three vans were spotted in the countryside near RAF Fairford, a U.K.-owned base that has been used by American bombers during decades of conflicts in the Middle East.
The five British nationals were detained after a massive security operation near a base the U.S. uses to facilitate strikes on Iran.
British police say that five men arrested under counterterrorism laws near a U.S.-run air base in England will be released on bail but are still under investigation.