Defence Secretary Wes Streeting confirmed that UK security services had prior knowledge of a group arrested for a bomb plot targeting RAF Fairford, a base used by the US military. Five men were detained after explosives were discovered in three vans near the base, following a report from a local resident who noticed suspicious activity.
Streeting acknowledged the efforts of police and security services, while also noting that the local woman who alerted authorities had only a partial understanding of the situation. The incident led to the evacuation of nearby residents as bomb squad units investigated the vans.