UK Defence Secretary Says Security Services Were Aware in Advance of RAF Fairford Bomb Plot Suspects
Wes Streeting indicated UK security services had some prior awareness of the men later arrested near RAF Fairford, after a farmer who alerted police said security forces had 'dropped the ball,' according to the Guardian.
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UK security services were aware in advance about a group of men later arrested in connection with a suspected bomb plot against RAF Fairford, defence secretary Wes Streeting has indicated, according to a report from the Guardian.
Streeting's comments came after a farmer who alerted police to suspicious activity near the base said she believed security forces had "dropped the ball," while also noting she only "had a partial picture" of what authorities already knew, the report said.
Five men were arrested on terrorism charges after armed officers found explosives in three vans parked minutes from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, a base used by the US Air Force for missions related to Iran, according to the Guardian.
The report did not specify the exact nature or extent of the prior intelligence UK security services held, nor did it detail when that awareness began relative to the men's arrest.
The incident has drawn scrutiny over the coordination between public tips and official security monitoring around sensitive military installations, with further details of the investigation expected to emerge as the case proceeds.
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- UK security forces were aware of RAF Fairford suspected bomb plot, says defence secretary — The Guardian — World
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