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UK launches ‘terror probe’; 5 arrested
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- Sep 28, 2026, 6:11 AM UTC
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Counterterrorism police are investigating whether the suspects were acting for a foreign state as Iran denies any link to the incident near the base used by U.S. bombers.
Police were working to establish a motive for what they considered to be a serious attempted attack disrupted at a late stage, sources said.
Five men were arrested on suspicion of the 'preparation of a terrorist act' near RAF Fairford, a base used by the US.