What changed in this update
A statement says all bombers deployed to RAF Fairford have been "re-deployed to their home stations" in the US.
Event intelligence
RAF Fairford suspected terror plot investigation
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Current state
Two men have been re-arrested on suspicion of assisting Iranian intelligence as part of the continuing investigation into the suspected terror plot near RAF Fairford, and UK Counter Terrorism Policing now considers Iranian state involvement 'highly likely'. All U.S. bombers have been withdrawn from the base, while the other suspects arrested in September and early October have been released on police bail.
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In this event British police rearrest 2 men on suspicion of assisting Iran over suspected plot at a U.S.-run air base Two re-arrested on suspicion of assisting Iran intelligence after RAF Fairford incident UK: Iran 'highly likely' to be behind RAF Fairford incident Seventh man bailed in connection with alleged terror plot near RAF Fairford Police make seventh arrest over UK airbase incident Dual UK-Iranian national released on bail over suspected plot against U.S.-run military base UK Believes Iran Played a Part in RAF Fairford Air Base Incident, Burnham Says RAF Fairford: Rubio says ‘foreign actor’ behind suspected plot as some evacuated residents begin to return home – as it happened RAF Fairford incident involves 'foreign actor', says Rubio 5 British terror plot suspects freed on bail Five arrested as counter-terror police investigate major incident near RAF Fairford
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BBC News – UK BBC
US removes all bombers from RAF Fairford base
A statement says all bombers deployed to RAF Fairford have been "re-deployed to their home stations" in the US.
TIME
Why the U.S. Bomber Withdrawal From a U.K. Air Base Is Significant
ABC News
US removes bombers from UK base after suspected plot
The U.S. said it moved all of its heavy bombers out of RAF Fairford.
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Guardian
No 10 insists RAF Fairford is safe after US withdraws its bombers from base
A dozen B-1 bombers stationed at Gloucestershire base were redeployed to US on Sunday amid concerns over possible threat from Iran Downing Street has insisted RAF Fairford is secure a day after the US air force suddenly withdrew a dozen B-1 bombers that had been stationed at the Gloucestershire base amid security concerns about a possible threat from Iran. The prime minister’s official spokesperson, speaking during…
BBC News – UK BBC
No 10 insists RAF Fairford is safe after US withdraws bombers
US media reported a new threat led to the bombers being removed on Sunday, following an incident near the base last week.
Guardian
No 10 insists RAF Fairford is safe after US withdraws its bombers – UK politics live
Downing Street offered more details about the redeployment of US bombers from the British airbase Yesterday, as a gimmick, the Tories were handing out “Bottler Burnham” bottles of water (“0% strength”) to make a point about Burnham supposedly cancelling plans for an early election under pressure from the Tories. It is a version of a stunt they pulled in 2008 when they gave journalists bottles of a “Bottler Brown” be…
CBS
U.S. military removes bombers from U.K. air base following security incident
All U.S. bombers deployed to RAF Fairford have been returned to their home stations in the United States, a Pentagon spokesperson confirmed to CBS News.
Sky News – UK Sky
US removes all Air Force bombers from RAF Fairford
Sky News – UK Sky
