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US withdraws 12 B-1 bombers from UK base amid Iran threat claims
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Summary
The Pentagon confirmed it withdrew all 12 B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford in the UK to their home stations in the United States over the weekend. A U.S. official said the base faced threat of attack from Iran. British security forces arrested several dual British-Iranian citizens last week suspected of planning an attack on the base, and Netanyahu said Israel had shared intelligence pointing to the threat.
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- U.S. military removes bombers from U.K. base targeted in suspected terror plotWashington Post · Oct 4, 6:22 PM
- U.S. Rushes to Withdraw Bombers From U.K. Air Base After New ThreatsNew York Times · Oct 4, 6:34 PM
- U.S. B-1 bombers evacuated from UK base after attack threats from IranAxios · Oct 4, 6:37 PM
Center
- Pentagon pulls B-1 bombers from UK base following alleged terror threatThe Hill · Oct 4, 6:50 PM
- Pentagon withdraws all U.S. bombers from Britain's RAF FairfordUPI · Oct 4, 6:53 PM
- US removes all bombers from RAF Fairford baseBBC News · Oct 5, 6:39 AM