Donald Trump has warned the five men arrested over a foiled terror attack at RAF Fairford were ‘looking to do big damage’ to US forces.
The arrests come amid heightened concerns around the threat from hostile states to the UK, with Russia among those that have used proxies to commit crimes on their behalf on British soil.
However, counter-terrorism police are understood to be probing a potential link to Iran.
RAF Fairford, in Gloucestershire, is the US Air Force’s command outpost for operations from Europe and has been used for American strikes on Iranian missile sites that have been attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
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