Rubio alleges foreign involvement in suspected RAF Fairford plot after suspects bailed
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said a foreign actor was “clearly” involved in a suspected bomb plot near RAF Fairford, though he offered no evidence for the claim, The Guardian reported. Rubio also said many people were disturbed that five suspects had been released on bail.
Five British nationals from London were arrested on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences after three suspicious vans were reported outside the Gloucestershire airbase early Sunday. The report prompted a major security response in nearby Whelford, including a 36-hour evacuation and the deployment of bomb-disposal robots.
UK counter-terrorism police released all five men on bail Monday under what Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor described as “stringent conditions.” Taylor said their release did not mean the investigation had ended. Sources cited by The Guardian said the decision suggested detectives considered it unlikely that the men had been about to carry out a mass-casualty bombing.
US President Donald Trump said he would not have released the suspects and suggested the case might be linked to Iran, without providing details. Iran’s embassy in London denied involvement. Local officials criticized what they described as inconsistent accounts about whether the operation began with intelligence or a tip from a member of the public.
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