United Kingdom Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Wednesday that there were “strong indications” that Iran was involved in the suspicious incident that happened at UK’s RAF Fairford airbase which triggered a massive bomb scare and led to the arrest of five British nationals.
The UK PM added that they are working with US officials to carry out a probe into the incident. Iran has denied any involvement in the incident.
“There are strong indications that Iran played a part in what happened over the weekend at RAF Fairford, but of course it remains an ongoing, complex, and serious police investigation,” Burnham said in an interview with the BBC in an interview. “And of course, we are working closely with our colleagues in the United States of America,” he said. The UK police said that they did not find any explosives in the vans, but did find petrol.
On Sunday, five British men were arrested on terror charges after after three white vans were discovered near the RAF Fairford airbase. However, the five men, all London-based Britons in their mid-20s, were released on bail on Monday, a move which was later slammed by United States President Donald Trump.
