Trump says “threats" to US bombers led to withdrawal from UK airbase | BBC News

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President Donald Trump has said the US moved its bombers out of RAF Fairford because of "some threats" to the base. The Pentagon confirmed on Sunday it had removed its bombers - thought to be about a dozen B-1s - from the base back to their home stations in America. Speaking to reporters as he departed for Nebraska on Monday, Trump said the US had known of a "threat", which led them to move the bombers. Earlier a UK government spokesperson insisted that RAF Fairford was safe and pointed to Trump's comments last week, where he praised the UK's "police, defence and security services" in relation to the base. Trump's comments appear to confirm reports by US media that a new threat led to the bombers being removed after a major incident on 27 September when police were alerted to three "suspicious vehicles" near the airbase. Six men have been arrested while a police investigation into a suspected terror plot continue. The UK government has suggested a link to Iran is likely. Speakin

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