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Mystery over UK airbase scare as police find petrol but no explosives

Cover image: A B1 bomber prepares to take off as police officers man a checkpoint near RAF Fairford airbase, on September 29, 2026. © Alastair Grant, AP

Britain's counter-terrorism police said ​on Tuesday that no improvised explosive devices had been found as part of an ​investigation ‌into a suspected plot targeting ⁠a British airbase used by US forces to ‌strike Iran, deepening uncertainty over the incident a day after five UK-based suspects were released on bail.

A UK probe into a suspected bomb plot at an airbase used by the United States was mired in confusion Tuesday, as police said no explosives but a "quantity of petrol" was found in vehicles seized nearby.

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