Trump confirms threat to US planes at Fairford base

Brief retelling from RIA II

Donald Trump confirmed that American planes at Fairford base faced some kind of threat.

The Wall Street Journal reported that the US withdrew all B-1 stealth bombers from the British base at Fairford after the incident.

British police reported a major incident near Fairford airbase and arrests on suspicion of involvement in terrorist activities.

WASHINGTON, October 5 – RIA Novosti. US President Donald Trump, speaking about the redeployment of bombers from the British Fairford base, said that American planes faced a certain threat.

Earlier, the Wall Street Journal, citing American officials, reported that the United States, after the incident at the British Fairford base, withdrew all B-1 stealth bombers from it. US Vice President J.D. Vance explained the withdrawal of bombers as a precaution, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio associated this with a planned rotation.

“Yes, I think you can say that. They didn’t fly away by accident,” the US President said at the White House, answering a question about whether there was any threat to American aircraft located at this base.

According to him, they were moved not too far, but he did not disclose where.

British police reported a "major incident" near RAF Fairford on September 27. Five British citizens were detained on suspicion of involvement in terrorism and explosives-related offenses and were released on bail the next day. On October 1, a man with dual Iranian-British citizenship was detained.