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Man calls police before arrest in RAF Fairford terror plot, NY Post reports
One of the five men arrested near the US‑used RAF Fairford base called emergency services before police arrived, according to the NY Post.
By Felo News Desk · Published
According to the NY Post, a 999 call was placed about an hour before police arrested five London‑based men near Royal Air Force Base Fairford on Sunday morning. The men, aged 23‑25, were stopped while driving three white vans that later proved to contain only petrol, not improvised explosive devices, as confirmed by Laurence Taylor, the national head of counter‑terrorism.
The emergency call prompted a farmer in Whelford to alert authorities after spotting the vans and men he described as "Middle Eastern‑looking". Police arrived, detained the suspects at gunpoint, and evacuated nearby homes. All five were released on bail roughly 38 hours after their arrest, a decision defended by Taylor and criticised by U.S. President Donald Trump, who said he would have opposed bail.
Key facts
- A suspect called 999 about an hour before police arrested five men near RAF Fairford. (nypost.com)
- The five men were driving three white vans that were later found to contain only petrol. (nypost.com)
- All five suspects were released on bail roughly 38 hours after their arrest. (nypost.com)
- U.S. President Donald Trump said he would have opposed the bail release. (nypost.com)
Sources
- [1] nypost.com — originally reported as “Suspect in feared terror plot on UK airbase bizarrely called cops on himself: report”
