HIGHNuclear/Missile
Men arrested in major incident at UK air base used by US
🇮🇷 IranSep 27, 2026 07:46SRC: AL MONITOR
INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY
By Toby Shepheard FAIRFORD, England, Sept 27 (Reuters) - British police arrested several men on suspicion of explosives offences near an airbase used by the US to strike Iranian targets, while Army bomb disposal experts searched vehicles and homes were evacuated in the "major incident" on Sunday. The British government, which gave authorisation to the US to use RAF Fairford to strike Iranian missile sites that were attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz, said Prime Minister Andy Burnham was bei
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By Toby Shepheard
FAIRFORD, England, Sept 27 (Reuters) - British police arrested several men on suspicion of explosives offences near an airbase used by the US to strike Iranian targets, while Army bomb disposal experts searched vehicles and homes were evacuated in the "major incident" on Sunday.
The British government, which gave authorisation to the US to use RAF Fairford to strike Iranian missile sites that were attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz, said Prime Minister Andy Burnham was being updated about the incident.
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