UK releases five men arrested near US-operated air base amid terror probe

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British counterterrorism police released five London men on bail Monday after arresting them near RAF Fairford, a U.K. base used by U.S. bombers during strikes on Iran, following the discovery of suspected explosive devices in three vans. The men, all in their 20s, remain under investigation with strict bail conditions while police examine whether a foreign state was involved.

A local farmer alerted police after finding the vans oddly parked near her home, prompting evacuations and a continuing cordon. President Trump told reporters the men were 'looking to do big damage' to the base and credited cooperation with British authorities, though U.K. officials have not confirmed his account.

Iran's embassy in London denied any link to the incident, calling suggestions otherwise unfounded 'Iranophobia propaganda.' The episode follows a March Iranian drone strike on a British base in Cyprus, and a local lawmaker said the weekend's events cast fresh doubt on residents' safety near Fairford.

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A president announcing details of an ongoing terror investigation before the country running that investigation says a word is its own kind of alarming, no matter how the story ends. It's the sort of thing that makes you wonder who exactly is minding the store, and whether the story we get is the one that happened or the one that plays best on television. Either way, a woman driving home from a party did more useful detective work than anybody wearing a badge that night.

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