Terror Watch · Plot reported · Incident September 27, 2026 · Updated October 5, 2026, 7:37 PM CDT
A family playing cricket has said that armed guards told them to move away from a “live incident” hours before a suspected terror plot was foiled near Swindon and Cirencester.[3] — Swindon Advertiser
What happened at RAF Fairford
The incident was at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, a base US bombers have used in recent months. Police were alerted to three “suspicious vehicles” near the airbase in the early hours of Sunday, September 27, and five UK nationals in their 20s from London were arrested on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences, then released on police bail, counter-terror police said.[4]
A sixth man, a 25-year-old dual UK-Iranian national, was later arrested in London on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts and has also been bailed. Counter-terrorism police said a quantity of petrol, but no explosive devices, was found in the vans.[5] Earlier coverage on this site: US bombers pulled from RAF Fairford base after suspected terror plot.
What the sources report
Swindon Advertiser, October 4, 2026, 11:00 PM CDT: A family playing cricket has said that armed guards told them to move away from a “live incident” hours before a suspected terror plot was foiled near Swindon and Cirencester.[3]
Who is reporting this
The cricket family’s account ran as one story across three sister local papers: Stroud News and Journal, Wiltshire Times, Swindon Advertiser.. The wider incident was reported independently by the BBC and the Guardian, among others.
What is not yet known
Anything not stated above by the named outlets or officials has not been confirmed here. Police said the investigation is still under way.
How to Verify This Yourself
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References
- Stroud News and Journal. Plot thickens in alleged terror incident as family playing cricket warned day before.
- Wiltshire Times. Plot thickens in alleged terror incident as family playing cricket warned day before.
- Swindon Advertiser. Plot thickens in alleged terror incident as family playing cricket warned day before.
- BBC. Five men arrested in RAF Fairford incident released on police bail.
- The Guardian. UK-Iran national arrested over alleged bomb plot at RAF Fairford released on bail.
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