5 arrested in U.K. near base used by U.S. on suspicion of planning terror act

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President Trump said U.S. and British authorities were working together on the investigation. He said he believed the suspects were “looking to do big damage.”

September 27, 2026 at 1:03 p.m. EDT1 minute ago

A police officer blocks a road near the RAF Fairford airbase on Sunday. (Toby Shepheard/Reuters)

Five men are in British police custody on suspicion of plotting a terrorist act after being arrested early Sunday near a British air base that is used by the U.S. military, authorities there said.

Hours later at Chicago O’Hare International Airport, President Donald Trump said U.S. and U.K. authorities were working together on the investigation. He said he believed the individuals were “looking to do big damage” to the base.


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