Why do we still know so little about the RAF Fairford affair?
On Sunday, three suspicious trucks were spotted speeding toward the Royal Air Force airfield in Fairford, England. Shortly after, five masked men, later identified as British nationals, were detained under the Terrorism Act of 2006 and the Explosives Act of 1875. Had a bomb attack just been foiled? If so who planned it, and to what end? Then, on Monday, the five suspects were abruptly released on bail. Had a bomb attack just been foiled? If so who planned it, and to what end? US President Donald Trump seemed nonplussed by the move. ‘I would not have released them,’ he told reporters, but was full of praise for the conduct of the British authorities.
