We and our partners do the following data processing based on your consent: store and/or access information on a device, personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development Trump 'surprised' UK granted bail to suspects in alleged airbase terror plot US President Donald Trump said Monday he was “surprised” British police released on bail five men arrested on suspicion of a plot to attack a UK airbase. Trump added the case “might be” linked to Iran, since the base has been used by US bombers to target Iran since March. US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House on September 28, 2026, in Washingto, DC. © Alex Brandon, AP Photo US President Donald Trump said Monday that British police should not have released on bailfive men who were arrested near an airbase used by the United States over a suspected bomb plot.
Trump added that the case "might be" linked to Iran, but declined to give details. Read moreUK police arrest 5 men, counter-terror squad probes ‘major incident’ near air base used by US forces "I'm surprised that they released them, I wouldn't have done that," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, while adding that British authorities had worked "very closely" with the United States. "We know everything about them.
We would not have released them." The five men were arrested early Sunday near the Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford base in southwest England, from which US bombers have taken off to target Iran since March. Expert says UK airbase plot 'fits into a very intense pattern we've been seeing in past two months' To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading.
To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. British counter-terrorism police announced on Monday that the five men– all London-based Britons in their mid-20s– had been freed on bail, and that officers were probing whether a "foreign state" could be involved. Asked whether the case was linked to Iran, Trump replied: "It might be." Pressed to give details, Trump said: "I'd rather not.
I mean I know the answer, I could be very specific, but I'd rather not say. I would not have released them." UK police bail five men held over suspected bomb plot at US-run air base UK police arrest 5 men, counter-terror squad probes ‘major incident’ near air base used by US forces 1. 1 ## Gunmen kill at least 27 people in separate mass shootings in South Africa Africa 2. 2 ## Thousands march in Madrid to protest eviction of 87-year-old woman Europe 3. 3 ## UK police arrest 5 men, counter-terror squad probes ‘major incident’ near air base used by US forces Europe 4. 4 ## France’s far-right National Rally gains ground in Senate, forms group for first time France 5. 5 ## Trump rejects Iran’s seven-day plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz Middle East 6. 6 ## Pope Leo ends France visit with plea for Europe to foster dialogue and peace As it happened France © 2026 Copyright France 24 - All rights reserved. France 24 is not responsible for the content of external websites.
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