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British ​counterterrorism detectives have not provided the suspects' identities.","\u002Fapi\u002Fmedia\u002Fposts\u002Fbritish-police-question-5-suspects-after-arrests-near-airbas-ae24cb9d\u002F3.webp",{"local":27},{"headline":30,"body":31,"imageUrl":32,"images":33},"Police have released little information and there were","Police have released little information and there were questions about whether the suspects ​were under the level of surveillance that Trump suggested. Police can hold those arrested for 14 days before they must be charged or released.","\u002Fapi\u002Fmedia\u002Fposts\u002Fbritish-police-question-5-suspects-after-arrests-near-airbas-ae24cb9d\u002F4.webp",{"local":32},{"headline":35,"body":36,"imageUrl":37,"images":38},"The British government has ⁠said Prime ⁠Minister Andy","The British government has ⁠said Prime ⁠Minister Andy Burnham is being regularly updated on the ​incident and he dropped out of attending several events at his Labour Party's annual conference on Sunday.","\u002Fapi\u002Fmedia\u002Fposts\u002Fbritish-police-question-5-suspects-after-arrests-near-airbas-ae24cb9d\u002F5.webp",{"local":37},{"headline":40,"body":41,"imageUrl":42,"images":43},"A local farmer, who has not been named","A local farmer, who has not been named, said she ⁠had alerted police after seeing a ⁠group of \"hooded and masked men\" running into the fields.","\u002Fapi\u002Fmedia\u002Fposts\u002Fbritish-police-question-5-suspects-after-arrests-near-airbas-ae24cb9d\u002F6.webp",{"local":42},{"headline":45,"body":46,"imageUrl":47,"images":48},"\"I believe that my ‌999 call foiled whatever","\"I believe that my ‌999 call foiled whatever plans they had,\" the farmer told BBC Radio, referring to the British equivalent to 911.","\u002Fapi\u002Fmedia\u002Fposts\u002Fbritish-police-question-5-suspects-after-arrests-near-airbas-ae24cb9d\u002F7.webp",{"local":47},{"headline":50,"body":51,"imageUrl":52,"images":53},"Defence Minister Wes Streeting told the BBC that","Defence Minister Wes Streeting told the BBC that the farmer had only a \"partial picture\" and said he would not speculate about motives of a live investigation. Base used by U.S. during Iran war In Fairford, police have imposed a 400-metre cordon around the base and evacuated residents from 85 homes.","\u002Fapi\u002Fmedia\u002Fposts\u002Fbritish-police-question-5-suspects-after-arrests-near-airbas-ae24cb9d\u002F8.webp",{"local":52},{"headline":55,"body":56,"imageUrl":57,"images":58},"A bomb disposal robot could be seen on","A bomb disposal robot could be seen on Sunday operating around the three white vans, while security was stepped up around the base. Armed police stood guard at the main entrance while large machinery was used to block other access points. Security was also stepped up at other ⁠U.S. bases in Britain.","\u002Fapi\u002Fmedia\u002Fposts\u002Fbritish-police-question-5-suspects-after-arrests-near-airbas-ae24cb9d\u002F9.webp",{"local":57},[60],"us",[62],"World & Politics",{"name":64,"url":65},"CBC News","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cbc.ca\u002Fnews\u002Fworld\u002Fuk-raf-fairford-incident-9.7360562?cmp=rss","en",{"handle":68,"displayName":69},"spots","Spots","queued",{"views":72,"likes":73,"saves":73,"shares":73,"completions":73,"opens":73,"skips":73,"depthSum":73},5,0,"2026-09-28T12:00:31.300Z","local"]