UK Security Services Aware in Advance of RAF Fairford Bomb Plot, Streeting Indicates
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting indicated UK security services knew in advance about a group of men later arrested over a suspected bomb plot near RAF Fairford, though he said the farmer who alerted police had only 'a partial picture,' The Guardian reported.
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UK security services were aware in advance of a group of men later arrested in connection with a suspected bomb plot against RAF Fairford, Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has indicated, according to The Guardian.
Streeting's comments came after a farmer who alerted police said security forces had "dropped the ball," with Streeting suggesting the farmer only "had a partial picture" of the situation, 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 that hosts US air force operations, according to the report.
The Guardian's report did not detail exactly what information security services held in advance or why the men were not intercepted earlier, despite Streeting's indication of prior awareness.
The report did not include further comment from the farmer or clarify what specific actions security services had taken before the arrests were made.
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- UK security forces were aware of RAF Fairford suspected bomb plot, hints defence secretary — The Guardian — World
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