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RAF Fairford: what the call and separate claims establish

A farmer called 999 after seeing masked men near RAF Fairford and believes the call disrupted their plans. Wes Streeting said she had only a partial understanding of events, while Donald Trump separately said the US had been monitoring five men for a long time.

Farmer calls emergency services after seeing masked men near RAF Fairford.
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BBC UK’s account distinguishes the farmer’s observation from her belief about its effect: she saw a group of masked men near RAF Fairford in the early hours of Sunday, called 999 and believes she thwarted their plans by chance. Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said she had only a partial picture of what happened.

President Donald Trump separately said the US had the five men under view for a long time. The account does not connect that monitoring to the farmer’s call, establish what the men planned or confirm that the call disrupted their plans.

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