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Trump 'surprised' UK granted bail to suspects in alleged airbase terror plot

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, September 28, 2026, in Washington
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 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 said Monday that British police should not have released on bail five men who were arrested near an airbase used by the United States over a suspected bomb plot.

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