Counter-terrorism police are investigating whether Iran was behind a suspected bomb plot targeting an RAF base used by US forces.
Five men have been arrested under the Explosives Act and on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act after three suspicious vans were spotted travelling towards RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire in the early hours of Sunday.
Police received a call at around 12.45am reporting three suspicious vehicles apparently heading towards the air base, prompting armed officers to respond. The five men were arrested in the nearby Whelford area.
🇬🇧 UPDATE — Five men arrested on suspicion of preparing terrorism after three vans approached RAF Fairford
Gloucestershire Police say they responded in the early hours of Sunday, Sept. 27, to reports of three suspicious vehicles moving toward RAF Fairford, the UK base used by US… pic.twitter.com/NhmfznO2ej
— 🔥🗞The Informant (@theinformant_x) September 27, 2026
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