UK counter-terror police question five men held at airbase used by US to attack Iran

Published on 28 Sep 2026 7:58:45 PM

British police were questioning five men on Monday on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences after their detention near an air base in Fairford used by the US to strike Iran.

Officers seized the men in the early hours of Sunday after a tip-off that three large white vans were heading to the military airfield of RAF Fairford in west England and a source familiar with the investigation said an Iranian-linked motive was considered the most likely.

US President Donald Trump said the suspects had been looking to do "big damage" and had been under investigation by British and US authorities.

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