US removes all bombers from UK air base
A statement says all bombers deployed to RAF Fairford have been "re-deployed to their home stations" in the US.
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"there were 'strong indications' that Iran had played a part in the incident"
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A statement says all bombers deployed to RAF Fairford have been "re-deployed to their home stations" in the US.
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