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5 men suspected of plotting a terrorist act arrested near U.K. air base

NPR | By Lauren Frayer,

Leila Fadel

Published September 28, 2026 at 3:43 AM CDT

British police arrested five men on suspicion of plotting a van bomb attack near a military base in Gloucestershire used by the United States Air Force.

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