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The US withdraws its bombers from British RAF Fairford

The US did not give a reason for the withdrawal, but it follows a major incident last month when police were alerted to three "suspicious vehicles" near the airbase

The BBC has also been told it was a military rather than a political decision - taken at an operational level - and communicated from the US military to its British counterparts. The UK's Ministry of Defence has not commented.

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(Photo: B‑1B Lancer bomber departs RAF Fairford airbase, after police declared a major incident at the base and arrested several men; Credit:
Toby Shepheard/Reuters)

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