Rubio links bomber withdrawal to redeployment as ministers say RAF Fairford is safe
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the withdrawal of American bombers from RAF Fairford was not directly linked to a suspected plot against the base. Downing Street said the airbase was safe, while the Pentagon described the aircraft’s return to the United States as a redeployment.
Six people were arrested in connection with the suspected plot: five British men detained near the base on 27 September and a British-Iranian man arrested on 1 October; all have since been released on bail. Police found petrol but no explosives in vans linked to the investigation. US officials reportedly said more specific threat details emerged over the weekend, while the Liberal Democrats called for stronger security at military bases.
- Rubio says the bomber withdrawal was not directly tied to the suspected plot.
- Six people arrested in the investigation have been released on bail.
- Downing Street says RAF Fairford is safe.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Marco Rubio says withdrawal of US bombers from RAF Fairford is ‘not directly tied’ to foiled ‘terror plot’ – as Downing Street insists airbase is safe”.