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The Independent
· collected 2026-09-27 · by Pol Allingham,Eleanor Storey,Ellie Crabbe,David Lynch and Margaret Davis
US President Donald Trump commented on arrests near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, where five men were detained for suspected explosive and terrorism offenses early Sunday morning. The arrests followed a report of three suspicious vehicles heading towards the base used by the US Air Force; armed police stopped the vans and arrested individuals under suspicion of preparing a terrorist act. Trump praised the UK’s response to the incident, stating that suspects had been under investigation for some time. A local resident who called the police after spotting unusual activity near the base suggested her actions may have disrupted any planned attack.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-02,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
In recent days, security measures at RAF Fairford, a U.S. Air Force base in Gloucestershire, England, significantly increased with armed police and roadblocks preventing access to the base. On Sunday morning, British police declared a major incident after suspicious vehicles were reported near the airbase; five UK nationals in their 20s were arrested and later released on bail for terror offenses under suspicion of involvement with explosives.
Local residents noted heavy vehicles and concrete barriers blocking entrances to the base weeks before the incident. Around 30 emergency vehicles, including police cars, ambulances, and fire engines, were stationed near the base during heightened security measures. The arrests occurred amid increased tensions between the U.S., Iran, and the UK; Iranian officials have denied involvement.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested a "foreign actor" was involved, linking it to threats from adversaries like Iran, while British Prime Minister Andy Burnham indicated there are strong indications that Iran played a role in the incident, despite ongoing investigations. The U.K. and U.S. have been closely cooperating on this matter, with Burnham stating they were “on top of it.”
Written for “RAF Fairford Terror Plot Incident” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 192 other(s) covering the same event.
US president Donald Trump has said a suspected terror plot against an RAF base used by the US Air Force (USAF) was “looking to do big damage”.
asserted
plot → say → damage
Five men were arrested on Sunday on suspicion of explosive and terrorism offences after armed police stopped three vans in the early hours of the morning.
asserted
police → arrest → morning
Mr Trump hailed the UK police response, while suggesting authorities already had the suspects under investigation.
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authorities → hail → investigation
Speaking to reporters in the US, Trump said: “It was fantastic.
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It → speak → US
Working with Britain, it was an amazing job.
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it → work → Britain
“We had them under investigation.
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them → have → investigation
They, they were looking to do big damage to our fort, and working with the British worked out great.
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working → look → British
“It may have been Scotland Yard, I don’t know.
uncertain
I → know → ?
We worked with a lot of them.
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We → work → them
“We had them under view for a long time, and we got them.
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we → get → them
Three “suspicious vehicles” travelling towards RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire were reported to police at approximately 12.45am on Sunday.
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vehicles → travel → Sunday
The men were subsequently arrested by armed officers in the Whelford area under suspicion of committing offences under the Explosives Act.
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men → arrest → Act
They were then further arrested under suspicion of preparation of a terrorist act.
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They → arrest → act
A resident of Whelford told the Press Association she called police after she saw three vans “blocking the road”, before spotting a “large group of hooded and ‘balaclava’d’ men”.
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vans → tell → men
The resident, who asked not to be identified, said she was driving home in the early hours of Sunday morning when she saw 10 people in the road.
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she → ask → road
The resident said the RAF Fairford base was known by residents to be on lockdown due to a “terror threat”.
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base → say → threat
She called 999 after discovering the men and said police arrived on the scene around 15 minutes later.
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police → call → scene
“They would have seen the bright headlights,” she said.
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she → see → headlights
“They probably thought we were the police (and) panicked.”
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we → think → ?
She added: “It would appear that by doing so I just derailed whatever they were planning.
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they → add → whatever
“A plucky amateur shouldn’t be spotting an unusual bit of activity at 1am when the air base is on high alert.
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base → spot → alert
I think it’s absolutely astonishing.”
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it → think → ?
About 85 households have been evacuated from their homes near RAF Fairford, which is used by the United States Air Force (USAF).
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which → evacuate → Force
A major incident was declared by police and a large emergency services presence was seen in the area, including a Hazardous Area Response Team within a 400-metre cordon.
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presence → declare → cordon
Aerial footage showed a bomb disposal robot inspecting three white vans, two of which had open rear doors.
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two → show → doors
Large black barrels appeared to be scattered around.
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barrels → appear → ?
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