US blames 'foreign actor' for RAF Fairford terror incident and warns of 'more news coming'

US blames 'foreign actor' for RAF Fairford terror incident and warns of 'more news coming' Marco Rubio has blamed a "foreign actor" for the RAF Fairford incident and warned there is "a lot more news" that will follow after the alleged terror plot The US has blamed a "foreign actor" for the RAF Fairford incident and warned there is "a lot more news" that will come to light following the alleged terror plot. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke to Fox News on Monday night and said "there will be repercussions". Five men, all from London and in their 20s, were arrested on suspicion of terrorism and explosives offences after three suspicious vans were found nearby the Gloucestershire base used by US forces on Sunday. The US Secretary of State did not name the "foreign actor" he believes was behind the incident during the interview, saying: "I won't get into great detail about that yet." Rubio said: "I know a lot of people are disturbed by the news that some of these people have been released on bail... Obviously we're engaging with them on all of that. "But suffice it to say that beyond that, I would argue that they've been very cooperative and very helpful on something that's very serious incident, and I think it ties us to the reality here." Residents evacuated from about 85 households were able to return home on Monday, but a cordon remains in place around the vehicles. It is understood that the material found was not viable explosives, but police have said the investigation is continuing. The senior Trump administration official said the US was "dealing with elements in the world", adding: "In the case of Iran, for example, who have openly threatened to attack American interests globally, we're going to always take that very seriously. "There will be repercussions for that if it ever were to happen or even attempted, but what happened this week, it could have been and was, I think, a very serious threat. And I want to thank the UK for their cooperation and their help on it." He added there will be "a lot more news that will come out" about the incident in the coming days however "there's only so much I can say right now at this point about it, other than this is a very serious thing". The head of UK Counter Terrorism Policing, Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor, acknowledged speculation over whether Iran was behind the plot and said the force was considering “every possible angle”. In a statement outside New Scotland Yard on Monday, Mr Taylor said he knew there was “significant interest in whether the current geopolitical context has a bearing on this incident”. He said: “At Counter Terrorism Policing, we are working within this context every single day and, at this stage, we are keeping an open mind in this investigation. “We have, as you would expect, ensured that our protective security advice and posture remain commensurate to the threat. “But be assured, we are considering this from every possible angle, including that this may be actively committed by proxies or individuals either knowingly or unknowingly working on behalf of a foreign state.” Iran, and other hostile states including Russia, has been known to use criminal proxies to carry out crimes on its behalf on UK soil. Its London embassy earlier said it “categorically rejects and strongly condemns the recent unfounded and malicious speculations” of Iranian involvement. Trump said he was “surprised” the men were released on bail. Speaking in the Oval Office on Monday, Mr Trump said: “I will tell you, I would have said ‘Don’t let them have bail’. "I’m surprised that they released them. I wouldn’t have done that.”