No explosives found in three vans searched near RAF Fairford, say police
Head of Counter Terrorism Policing defends decision to bail five British men arrested in connection with incident
TL;DR
- No improvised explosive devices were found in three vans searched near RAF Fairford.
- A quantity of petrol was recovered from the vans.
- Five British nationals arrested in connection with the incident have been released on police bail.
- The head of Britain's Counter Terrorism Policing defended the decision to bail the suspects.
- The incident prompted speculation about foreign involvement, with potential links to Iran mentioned.
- Residents near the airbase were evacuated but have since returned home.
- The vans were marked with the logo of a fuel transit company that denied ownership.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested the events were the work of a 'foreign actor'.