トランプ氏、米爆撃機の英空軍基地からの撤収は「脅威」が理由と発言 | BBCニュース

このBBCニュースの報道は、トランプ米大統領が、基地に対する「いくつかの脅威」を理由に、米国が英国のRAFフェアフォードから爆撃機を移動させたと述べたことを取り上げています。国防総省は、約12機とされるB-1爆撃機を米国内の母基地に戻したことを確認しました。報道は、この移動を、27日の出来事に関連して行われている、テロ計画の疑いに対する警察の捜査と結びつけています。6人が逮捕されています。英国政府はイランとの関連が有力だと示唆していますが、脅威の正確な内容はなお不明です。

• トランプ氏はB-1爆撃機の移動の理由として脅威を挙げた
• 国防総省は、機体が米国内の母基地に戻ったことを確認
• テロ計画の疑いを巡る捜査で6人が逮捕

President Donald Trump has said the US moved its bombers out of RAF Fairford because of "some threats" to the base. The Pentagon confirmed on Sunday it had removed its bombers - thought to be about a dozen B-1s - from the base back to their home stations in America. Speaking to reporters as he departed for Nebraska on Monday, Trump said the US had known of a "threat", which led them to move the bombers. Earlier a UK government spokesperson insisted that RAF Fairford was safe and pointed to Trump's comments last week, where he praised the UK's "police, defence and security services" in relation to the base. Trump's comments appear to confirm reports by US media that a new threat led to the bombers being removed after a major incident on 27 September when police were alerted to three "suspicious vehicles" near the airbase. Six men have been arrested while a police investigation into a suspected terror plot continue. The UK government has suggested a link to Iran is likely. Speaking to reporters outside the White House, Trump was asked if a "specific threat" had led the US to pull its bombers from the airbase and said: "Yeah I think we can say that. They didn't fly out by accident…. There were some threats. And rather than tempting the enemy, we'll capture the enemy and beat the enemy. But why should we leave them there? So we moved them around a little bit. Not very far." The exact nature of the threat that prompted the aircraft's removal from RAF Fairfield remains unclear, but sources in suggested that there were fears of a drone strike or sabotage attempts in the event of resumed hostilities with Iran. One source close to the White House pointed to Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb - a covert drone attack on five Russian bases in June last year - as an example of what a determined enemy force could do. Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Frank Gardner and Gary O’Donoghue. Subscribe to our channel here: https://bbc.in/bbcnews For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com/news #BBCNews