No explosives found in vans near RAF Fairford, counterterror police say
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- The site is being used as a base for B-1 bombers and other aircraft involved in what the US calls defensive strikes on IranS1
- Police say the decision to release five men on bail is one "grounded in experience and strategy".S2
- Head of counter-terrorism policing defends decision to bail five British men arrested in connection with the incidentNo explosive devices were found in three vans searched near RAF Fairford as part of a terrorism investigation but a quantity of petrol was reco...S3
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Financial Times
No explosives found in vans near RAF Fairford, counterterror police say
The site is being used as a base for B-1 bombers and other aircraft involved in what the US calls defensive strikes on Iran
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BBC
'Quantity of petrol' but no explosives found in three vehicles near RAF Fairford
Police say the decision to release five men on bail is one "grounded in experience and strategy".
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The Guardian
No explosives found in three vans searched near RAF Fairford, say police
Head of counter-terrorism policing defends decision to bail five British men arrested in connection with the incidentNo explosive devices were found in three vans searched near RAF…
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Published Sep 29, 2026
What to know
- The site is being used as a base for B-1 bombers and other aircraft involved in what the US calls defensive strikes on IranS1
- Police say the decision to release five men on bail is one "grounded in experience and strategy".S2
- Head of counter-terrorism policing defends decision to bail five British men arrested in connection with the incidentNo explosive devices were found in three vans searched near RAF Fairford as part of a terrorism investigation but a quantity of petrol was reco...S3
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