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UK police question five men held at airbase used by US to attack Iran

Armed police officers work on a road outside the perimeter of the RAF Fairford airbase. REUTERS/Toby Shephear

British police were questioning five men on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences after they were detained near an air base ‌that has been used by the US to strike Iran.

Officers detained the three men after they received a tip-off that three large white vans had been seen heading to the military airfield of RAF Fairford, England.

President Trump said the suspects had been looking to do "big damage" and had been under investigation by British and US authorities. The Reuters World News podcast outlines what we know so far.

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