Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Sep 28, 2026 · 5 min · 6 segments
British police detail 5 men on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offenses after receiving a tip that 3 large white vans were seen heading to the military airfield RAF Fairford, a U.K.-owned base…
Jesse LentHostPolice received a call relating to three suspicious vehicles travelling towards RAF Fairford.
Armed officers responded and subsequently arrested five men in the Belford area on suspicion of committing offences under the Explosives Act.
The men were taken into custody where they remain.
Assistant Chief Constable Richard Acone briefs the press after three vans were spotted near RAF Fairford, a UK-owned base operated by the US Air Force that has been used by American bombers heading to conflicts in the Middle East for decades, according to the Associated Press.
The news agency reports officers detained the five men in the early hours of Sunday after they had received a tip-off that three large white vans had been heading to the military airfield, which is located in the west of England.
However, a local farmer said she had tipped off police after seeing a group of, quote, hooded and masked men running into the airfields.
According to the AP, investigators have not concluded whether the incident is a state-backed attack but are investigating a possible link to Iran.
In March, officials said the number of national security cases involving activity by hostile states, including Iran, increased by 50 percent in the last six months of 2025.
In July, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a statement warning the British government that a decision to allow American bombers to conduct strikes against Iran would make, quote, London responsible for any consequences as first reported by the Iraqi news agency and confirmed by the New York Times.
Any base used to launch attacks on Iranian territory is a legitimate target for our forces, the statement read.
The UK government has said Prime Minister Andy Burnham is receiving regular updates on the incident, as he skipped at least two events at his Labour Party's annual conference yesterday.
According to a report from The Guardian, UK Defense Secretary Wes Streeting has indicated that his country's security services were aware in advance about a group of men arrested in connection to a bomb plot against an RAF base used by the US military.
Police received a call relating to three suspicious vehicles travelling towards RAF Fairford.
Armed officers responded and subsequently arrested five men in the Belford area on suspicion of committing offences under the Explosives Act.
The men were taken into custody where they remain.
Assistant Chief Constable Richard Acone briefs the press after three vans were spotted near RAF Fairford, a UK-owned base operated by the US Air Force that has been used by American bombers heading to conflicts in the Middle East for decades, according to the Associated Press.
The news agency reports officers detained the five men in the early hours of Sunday after they had received a tip-off that three large white vans had been heading to the military airfield, which is located in the west of England.
However, a local farmer said she had tipped off police after seeing a group of, quote, hooded and masked men running into the airfields.
According to the AP, investigators have not concluded whether the incident is a state-backed attack but are investigating a possible link to Iran.
In March, officials said the number of national security cases involving activity by hostile states, including Iran, increased by 50 percent in the last six months of 2025.
In July, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a statement warning the British government that a decision to allow American bombers to conduct strikes against Iran would make, quote, London responsible for any consequences as first reported by the Iraqi news agency and confirmed by the New York Times.
Any base used to launch attacks on Iranian territory is a legitimate target for our forces, the statement read.
The UK government has said Prime Minister Andy Burnham is receiving regular updates on the incident, as he skipped at least two events at his Labour Party's annual conference yesterday.
According to a report from The Guardian, UK Defense Secretary Wes Streeting has indicated that his country's security services were aware in advance about a group of men arrested in connection to a bomb plot against an RAF base used by the US military.
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