UK Air Base Plot: Five Suspects Released on Bail as Police Probe Iran Ties
Five suspects detained over a bomb plot near Britain's RAF Fairford air base were released on bail as counter-terrorism police probe potential links to Iran.
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Five suspects detained over a bomb plot near Britain's RAF Fairford air base were released on bail as counter-terrorism police probe potential links to Iran.
Iran's embassy in London strongly rejected claims of involvement in the thwarted bomb plot near the air base, as police confirmed all five suspects are British nationals from London.
A local farmer returning home late at night spotted the suspects near RAF Fairford and alerted police.
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