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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Athena Stavrou

Withdrawal of all US bombers from RAF Fairford not linked to suspected terror plot, Rubio says

The US secretary of state has said the removal of all US Air Force bombers at RAF Fairford is not linked to arrests made in the wake of a suspected terrorist threat at the military base.

Marco Rubio told reporters on Monday that the US is “constantly reallocating resources where they need to be”, and that he wouldn’t “directly tie” the withdrawal of the fleet to the incident.

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