# Foiled terror plot at bomber base signals wider threat to US military installations: expert

https://mins.news/en/item/76409

- Fox News, 2026-09-28 00:34 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.foxnews.com/world/foiled-terror-plot-key-bomber-base-signals-wider-threat-us-military-installations-expert

> Five men arrested near RAF Fairford in southwest England may have been preparing a complex, coordinated attack targeting U.S. personnel and strategic bombers, a former intelligence official said. British counterterrorism police are investigating, including whether Iran was linked to the suspected plot, while Trump said U.S. authorities had monitored the suspects before their arrest.

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