# US bombers leave RAF Fairford: What happened after last week's major incident?

https://mins.news/en/video/87594

- BBC News, 2026-10-06 08:07 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9XJTY_Uvh0

> After the US withdrew its bombers from RAF Fairford, the UK government insisted the base was safe. Security correspondent Frank Gardner explains why the aircraft were moved back to their home stations, a week after police responded to three “suspicious vehicles” near the airbase and made six arrests.

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