SDJW staff report
A woman in the farming town of Whelford, England, spotted three white vans early Sunday morning that apparently were headed for neighboring RAF Fairford, home to American B-52 bombers that were used in the U.S.A.’s initial strikes against Iran starting February 28th.
Whelford is a rural town in Gloucestershire (a county), which is not used to seeing an assemblage of vans, especially past midnight. The woman promptly called base security and when no one answered, she dialed 999, the equivalent to 911 in the U.S., which relayed her message to military and law enforcement authorities.
Shortly afterwards, five men were arrested and were booked on suspicion of terrorism. Authorities removed the shirts of the five men, determining that no suicide bombs were strapped to their chests. Meanwhile, bomb disposal units carefully disassembled the contents of the vans, which included incendiary devices.
Names of the five men were not released, nor were their country or countries of origin. Suspicions however focused on Iran whose leaders said RAF Fairford would be a legitimate target because U.S. bombers had taken off from them during the attacks on Iran in the Spring.
U.S. President Donald J. Trump said the foiled perpetrators had been under joint British and American surveillance. “We had them under investigation,” he told reporters in the U.S. “They were looking to do big damage to our fort, and working with the British worked out great.”
Residents of Whelford were evacuated from their homes and not allowed to return to them temporarily.
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Staff report of San Diego Jewish World.