UK police arrest five over incident at airbase

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Sep 27, 202644:24News & Politics

Counter terrorism police in Britain are investigating a major incident near a Royal Air Force base that's used by the United States as a forward operating location - including to launch strikes on Iran. Five men have bee...

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