Rubio Says Incident at UK Air Base RAF Fairford ‘Clearly Involved’ a Foreign Actor
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- The U.S. secretary of state, Marco Rubio, told Fox News that what happened at a base used by U.S. bombers flying to Iran was “very serious,” without providing details.S1
- British police declared a major incident at the RAF Fairford base in western England following the arrests early on September 27, and the government held a national emergency meetingS2
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Rubio Says Incident at UK Air Base RAF Fairford ‘Clearly Involved’ a Foreign Actor
The U.S. secretary of state, Marco Rubio, told Fox News that what happened at a base used by U.S. bombers flying to Iran was “very serious,” without providing details.
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Rubio says U.K. airbase incident involved a foreign state
British police declared a major incident at the RAF Fairford base in western England following the arrests early on September 27, and the government held a national emergency meet…
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Published Sep 29, 2026
What to know
- The U.S. secretary of state, Marco Rubio, told Fox News that what happened at a base used by U.S. bombers flying to Iran was “very serious,” without providing details.S1
- British police declared a major incident at the RAF Fairford base in western England following the arrests early on September 27, and the government held a national emergency meetingS2
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