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Mystery over UK airbase scare as police find 'quantity of petrol' but no explosives

Britain's counter-terrorism police said ​on Tuesday that no improvised explosive devices had been found as part of an ​investigation ‌into a suspected plot targeting ⁠a British airbase used by US forces to ‌strike Iran, deepening uncertainty over the incident a day after five UK-based suspects were

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Both outlets centre the police update that no explosives were found and that petrol was recovered instead, and both frame the story as a still-unresolved mystery around a UK airbase scare. The South China Morning Post adds that the vehicles were seized nearby and refers to confusion in the probe, while France 24 is the only one to mention the base being used by US forces to strike Iran and to note that five UK-based suspects were involved in the investigation.

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