UK PM says 'strong indications' Iran involved in airbase scare

UK PM says 'strong indications' Iran involved in airbase scare

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Wednesday there were "strong indications" that Iran was involved in suspicious activity at a UK airbase that triggered a major security incident.

"There are strong indications that Iran played a part in what happened over the weekend at RAF Fairford," Burnham told the BBC in an interview, referring to suspected bomb threat near the airbase in southwest England, which is used by the US military in its campaign against Tehran.

Iran has denied involvement in the incident, and the five men arrested on suspicion of terrorist offences were later released on bail, with counterterrorism police saying that no improvised explosive devices were found in their vehicle, but a quantity of petrol was discovered.