The highest-ranking leaders in Washington have been speaking freely about their concerns following the bust of a suspected terrorist plot near a joint air base in England, but British authorities are warning that “international commentary” is unnecessarily heightening public fears.
Five British nationals ranging in age from 23 to 25 were arrested on Sunday under suspicion of a terrorist plot near the Royal Air Force Fairford Base outside Gloucestershire. The arrests generated massive amounts of headlines on both sides of the Atlantic, and many were confused when the suspects were released on bail the next day. British authorities are now reporting that no explosives were found at the scene.
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