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‘Strong indications’ that Iran played role in RAF Fairford incident, says Burnham
PM also defends decision to release suspects on bail and expresses ‘complete confidence’ in security services There are “strong indications” that Iran played a role in events in which five men were arrested near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire as part of a terror investigation, Andy Burnham has said
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All outlets converge on Andy Burnham’s claim that there are strong indications Iran played a part in the RAF Fairford incident, with several headlines echoing that wording almost exactly. The Guardian US is alone in foregrounding Burnham’s defence of releasing suspects on bail and his “complete confidence” in security services, while BBC News alone notes the release on the “strictest possible bail conditions” in its extract. CBS News, NBC News and The Hill frame the site more explicitly as a U.S.-used or U.S. air base, and Fox News reduces the coverage to a brief broadcast tease.
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