# Mystery deepens over UK airbase scare as police find petrol but no explosives

https://mins.news/en/item/79195

- France 24, 2026-09-29 19:05 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260929-mystery-over-uk-airbase-scare-as-police-find-quantity-of-petrol-but-no-explosives

> Britain’s counter-terrorism police said Tuesday that investigators found no improvised explosive devices while examining a suspected plot against a British airbase used by US forces in the UK to strike Iran. The uncertainty grew after five UK-based suspects were released on bail a day earlier.

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