British police arrest five men for allegedly preparing a terrorism attack with explosives on a base used by U.S. bombers for Iran war

British police arrested five men on Sunday on suspicion of preparing an act of terrorism and explosives offenses outside RAF Fairford, a military base in western England that’s operated by the U.S. Air Force.

Three suspicious vehicles are being searched, and counterterror officers are leading the investigation.

Here’s what to know about the base.

Fairford is a base for U.S. bombers

RAF Fairford, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) west of London, is one of several bases in Britain that has been used by the U.S. Air Force under an agreement dating from the 1950s. It is home to the headquarters of the U.S. Air Force’s 501st Combat Support Wing and is a forward operating location for U.S. Air Force Global Strike........

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