# UK police question five men detained near airbase used by US to attack Iran

https://mins.news/en/item/76675

- Reuters, 2026-09-28 07:35 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-police-question-five-men-held-airbase-used-by-us-attack-iran-2026-09-28/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aba18ac29ff1500012b9b89

> British police were questioning five men suspected of explosives and terrorism offences after they were detained near RAF Fairford, a military airfield in western England that was used by the United States to attack Iran.

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