UK security forces were aware of RAF Fairford suspected bomb plot, says defence secretary
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What happened
Wes Streeting indicates farmer who alerted police and said security forces had ‘dropped the ball’ only ‘had a partial picture’ UK 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, Wes Streeting, the defence secretary has indicated. Five men were arrested on terrorism charges after armed officers found explosives in three va…
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