Report: Five men arrested near RAF Fairford to be released on bail, police say – as it happened

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Counter terror police say earlier that they arrested five men who were British national in their 20s from London UK security forces aware of suspected bomb plot, hints defence secretary RAF Fairford suspected bomb plot: have you been affected? The report also notes that Speaking at the Labour party conference in Liverpool, the defence secretary, Wes Streeting, stated he could not give further details about the RAF Fairford incident because there is a live police investigation. However, he used his speech to stress that the UK-US relationship is “the closest alliance” of any two countries in the world, adding the two nations is expected to always “stand together” against those who wish to cause harm.

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