Royal Airforce base Fairford, is a U.K-owned base operated by the United States under an agreement that goes back to the 1950’s cold war era. However, recently Airbase Fairford has been used by American strategic bombers for strikes against Iranian missile sites under an agreement with former British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Overnight, at 12:45 a.m British police received a warning about three suspicious vans traveling toward RAF Fairford, with a tip that a coordinated terrorist attack was planned against the American base.
U.K police alerted the base, which immediately triggered threat alerts, then police intercepted the vans and arrested five males on suspicion of terrorism.
LONDON (AP) — U.K. police said Sunday that five men arrested in the middle of the night near an air base used by the United States during its war against Iran are being held on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act that appeared to involve three trucks.
London’s Metropolitan Police, which takes the lead on potential terrorist activities, said police received a call at 12:45 a.m. related to the three suspicious vehicles that appeared to be traveling toward RAF Fairford, a U.K.-owned base that is operated by the U.S. under an agreement dating back to the Cold War.
Fairford has been used by American bombers for strictly limited strikes against Iranian missile sites under an agreement with former British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who voiced opposition to the war after it was launched by the U.S. and Israel on Feb. 28.
Iran has previously indicated that a base used to attack its territory is a legitimate target. (read more)
More AP Information HERE
President Trump gave remarks about the incident as he travelled today: “Working with Britain, it was an amazing job. We had them under investigation. They were looking to do big damage to our fort, and working with the British worked out great and we got them”
Tipped off? Suspicious cat vibes with this story.
The Telegraph reports a local farmer near RAF Fairford, driving home from a party in the early hours, came across three seemingly abandoned white vans blocking a quiet country road. Confused, she turned her car around. As she did so, she saw a group of masked men in balaclavas scattering into the trees and across the fields towards RAF Fairford. She then accelerated away and called the police
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/09/27/villager-999-call-masked-men-raf-fairford-counter-terror/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_tw_post_men-raf-fairford-counter-terror/
Bless her.
“Thinking about it now, and what could have happened if they had tried to stop me from driving away, I am quite lucky,” the farmer told The Telegraph.
“It is pretty incredible, realising you had a brush with potential terrorists face to face and may have foiled a terrorist plot. It was clear they had just got there. Thank God we spotted them.”
She said the vans struck her as being suspicious from the moment she saw them, as a phone number and lettering on the back of the vehicles appeared to be fake.
She said: “I just thought what the hell are they doing… I saw a group of Middle Eastern-looking young guys running off through the trees. Some of them had masks or balaclavas on, and they all scattered ahead of us as we drove back past.
“Some of them ran into the fields, and some of them turned to run towards the air base. We realised this was something pretty serious. We knew the air base had a credible threat of a terrorist attack before last night. So as soon as I saw them I was worried.
“I mean, you don’t see masked men running around at half one in the morning in the countryside near a secure air base and not have concerns.”
One of the white vans was labelled “FUEL 2YOU” in red lettering, with a phone number.
The invaders are already within the gates, there, and here.
Great eye and perhaps divine intervention, saved the day!
It’s almost as if you have to risk being called a racist in order to prevent a terrorist attack
I’m surprised in today’s Britain that police didn’t arrest this lady for defaming the Islamists. Of course, the day is still young.
<One of the white vans was labelled “FUEL 2YOU”…>
Surprisingly, another van was labeled ‘NO SOUP 4YOU’ 🙂
Good Sunday afternoon Sundance,
just located that telegraph report.
Question remains of timing and we already know Iran has a presence and holds real estate in Great Britain. Terrorist act to eliminate any EU support or base support for the Iran conflict effort?
The Telegraph has long placed itself behind a pay wall.
But I saw enough before it shut down that there was a missing piece of information which I’ve seen in other places…
Which is that she phoned the Base but got no answer. Thus the call to the police.
Also noted elsewhere was that the government was Johnny on the Spot to make clear these terrorists were not immigrants but “British Nationals”.
Translated: They were once.
Keep on shipping them in, Blighty, by the never-ending boatloads and yes, now by the plane loads. ” Human Rights” and all that, doncha know…
This was something I’ve been waiting for.
It won’t be the last.
(Finally, President Trump said they’d been watching this particular group. Only watching? Not close enough.)
Would be more interesting to find out if those observations included what the UK authorities did in the background and not just the perps.
Amazing she isn’t arrested for harassing harmless immigrants.
And yet the British government will still ignore the bigger threat within it’s borders.
Because it has welcomed it…
Let’s expand our scope of legitimate targets, since “Iran has previously indicated that a base used to attack its territory is a legitimate target.”
Taking out a couple more bridges and a powerplant would be a good start.
Any bets on whether they were in the country illegally?
Any bets on whether this will change the way the U.K. looks at their immigration laws?
The IRGC has a headquarters in London.
Insanity.
Just don’t be surprised when an enlightened miscreant judge says the terrorists were misunderstood
Obviously a huge mistake has been made. It’s a peaceful religion and all immigrants have been fully vetted. Waiting for the protests and press conferences to clear up this racist overreaction. 😎
Keep bringing in 3rd world low life and your whole country and citizens will suffer.
Oh that’s right they all ready are and keep protecting them brand new massive ship sized rubber boats (Has anyone got manufacture data off them ? )
There is a reason God separated us all and they should all be dropped back in their home countries.
weird that they’ll protect the base, but not their own citizens
Did they find bombs / explosives? I read that they pulled black boxes out of the vans but didn’t read what was inside.
Amateurs.
Five morons attacking a military base???
Not even half baked!
Glad they were apprehended.
Hats off to the party girl who called the police.
I hope she wasn’t drinking and driving!!!
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Thank God for the brave souls.
It will be interesting to see what happens to them.
It’s obvious they have not stopped any of their intentions to kill us.
It’s a religion of peace. /S