United States
removed its B-1 bombers from a UK air base one week after authorities arrested
several men on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts, a Pentagon official said
on Sunday.
A dozen B-1
bombers were stationed at RAF Fairford air base, located northwest of London. US
forces had used the aircraft for US strikes on Iran.
“While
operational security precluded us from confirming the movement of our assets
and forces in real-time, we can acknowledge now that all US bombers that wer...
