EXPLAINER | Suspected Iranian plot to attack UK’s Fairford airbase, used by US: What do ...

The US has removed its fleet of bombers from a British airbase a week after five men were arrested nearby on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts as part of a suspected Iranian plot, the details of which remain largely unexplained. Below is what we know so far:What happened? Police were called to RAF Fairford, 145km west of London, early on Sunday, September 27, and arrested five suspects who were released on bail a day later. A local farmer had called police, saying she saw three large white v