US’s Marco Rubio says UK airbase incident involved ‘foreign actor’

Washington’s top diplomat calls the suspected plot ‘a very serious situation’ after five were arrested over the weekend.Published On 29 Sep 202629 Sep 2026United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said a “foreign actor” was involved in a suspected bomb plot near an airbase in the United Kingdom used by the US military.Police arrested five men, all British nationals from London, in their early to mid-20s, on Sunday after being alerted by a local farmer about three white vans driving towards RAF Fairford, a British base that houses US bombers flying missions against Iran.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4UK police release suspects on bail after RAF arrests, investigation ongoinglist 2 of 4UK releases suspects as Iran denies role in alleged plot on base used by USlist 3 of 4Police probe ‘terror’ incident near RAF base used in Iran war: What we knowlist 4 of 4Five arrested on ‘terrorism’ charges in UK near base used to strike Iranend of listThe counterterrorism police said on Monday they were investigating whether individuals were acting for a foreign state in an apparent plot to attack the airbase. They later said the suspects would be released on bail.Commenting on...