Trump slams UK over release of suspects in alleged terror plot targeting US airbase
US President Donald Trump has criticised Britain’s decision to release on bail five men arrested over an alleged plot to attack RAF Fairford, a UK airbase used by the US military, saying he “would not have released” them.Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Monday, Trump said he was “surprised” the suspects had been released and suggested their actions “might be” connected to Iran. He declined to provide further details, saying: “I know the answer. I can be very specific, but I’d rather not say.”The five men were arrested early Sunday near the base in western England after a local farmer reported seeing three large white vans and a group of “hooded and masked men” running into a nearby field.Armed officers from Gloucestershire Police arrested the men in the Whelford area, about a mile from RAF Fairford.
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