Five held in suspected Iran-linked terror plot near US-used RAF Fairford base
British police arrested five men on terrorism charges on Sunday near RAF Fairford, a US-used airbase in Gloucestershire, after explosives and chemicals were found in vans; about 85 homes in the village of Whelford were evacuated and the suspects were arrested at gunpoint roughly two miles from the base.
Iran is being eyed as the most likely source behind the suspected plot; locals had reported three suspicious vans believed to be laden with chemicals.
President Trump said the men had been under investigation and under view for a long time and praised UK cooperation as an amazing job, while UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham urged the public not to speculate.
Originally reported by New York Post. Article compiled by the Deccan Age desk.
