Just to be clear, it wasn't MI5, it wasn't counter terrorism. It was a farmer who phoned the rozzers: "Erm, there are these blokes in masks messing about near the base fence." who foiled the attempted attack! ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
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RAF Fairford live updates: Streeting thanks farmer who alerted police but says she has โa partial pictureโ
Member of the public who contacted police after seeing โgroup of hooded and masked menโ near RAF base says she thinks โsomeone dropped the ballโ over incidentYohannes Lowe (the Guardian)