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US withdraws B-1 bombers from UK base after suspected security threat

In brief

The latest account says arrests followed a suspected plot targeting RAF Fairford in Britain. The Pentagon said all 12 US B-1 bombers deployed at the base returned to the United States. Police found no explosives after reports of suspicious activity, while one account described the threat as Iran-backed.

Generated automatically by AI from 6 sources, without editorial review · updated 5 Oct

What changed

  1. 4 Oct, 21:52US pulls bomber jets from UK air base after terror plot · The Sydney Morning Herald
  2. 4 Oct, 22:04U.S. removes B-1 bombers from U.K. airbase targeted in suspected plot: Pentagon · CBC News
  3. 5 Oct, 00:34All B-1 bombers withdrawn from British air base amid Iran-backed threat, spokesperson says · CBS News
  4. 5 Oct, 01:58US pulls bombers out of UK's Fairford airbase after arrests · Deutsche Welle
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Chronological coverage

  1. 5 October
  2. Deutsche Welle
    Latest5 Oct, 01:58

    US pulls bombers out of UK's Fairford airbase after arrests

    Following a suspected terrorist plot targeting the UK's Fairford airbase, the US Air Force withdrew all its B-1 planes from the site.

    Deutsche WelleDeutsche Welle
  3. CBS News
    Follow-up5 Oct, 00:34

    All B-1 bombers withdrawn from British air base amid Iran-backed threat, spokesperson says

    The U.S. Air Force has rushed to withdraw all twelve B-1 bombers from an air base in Britain, following what the New York Times reports as new threats of an Iran-backed attack against the allied airbase.

    CBS NewsCBS News
  4. 4 October
  5. The Hill
    Follow-up4 Oct, 22:50

    Pentagon pulls B-1 bombers from UK base following alleged terror threat

    The Pentagon pulled all 12 B-1 bombers this weekend from the U.K.’s RAF Fairford air base to their home stations in the U.S. weeks after an alleged terror threat against a U.S.-operated post in England.

    The HillThe Hill•Filip Timotija
  6. France 24
    Follow-up4 Oct, 22:50

    US withdraws all B-1 bombers from British military base RAF Fairford

    The Pentagon confirmed on Sunday that all US B-1 bombers deployed to Britain’s RAF Fairford had returned home following a security incident that prompted nearby evacuations.

    France 24France 24•FRANCE 24
  7. CBC News
    Follow-up4 Oct, 22:04

    U.S. removes B-1 bombers from U.K. airbase targeted in suspected plot: Pentagon

    A dozen B-1 bombers used in U.S. strikes on Iran had been deployed to RAF Fairford, northwest of London, which was targeted in a suspected terror plot.

    CBC NewsCBC News
  8. CBS News
    Follow-up4 Oct, 21:53

    U.S. military removes bombers from U.K. air base following security incident

    All U.S. bombers deployed to RAF Fairford have been returned to their home stations in the United States, a Pentagon spokesperson confirmed to CBS News.

    CBS NewsCBS News
  9. The Sydney Morning Herald
    First seen4 Oct, 21:52

    US pulls bomber jets from UK air base after terror plot

    The Pentagon said all B-1 bombers deployed to the base, which US forces have used to strike Iran, have returned to the US.

    The Sydney Morning HeraldThe Sydney Morning Herald•Iona Cleave