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Five men released on bail as RAF Fairford investigation continues

SBS News (World)

29 Sept 2026 06:44 AEST Summary

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29 Sept 2026 10:33 AEST the headline was changed: Five men released on bail as RAF Fairford terror ~~probe~~ investigation continues

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Police said in their latest updates on Tuesday that the five men held were being released on bail.

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From the report

Police said in their latest updates on Tuesday that the five men held were being released on bail.

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WAtoday Men suspected of plotting UK terror attack released on bail plain
SBS News (World) Five men released on bail as RAF Fairford ~~terror~~ investigation continues 1 change

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Headline as published: Five men released on bail as RAF Fairford terror investigation continues

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How it is written

Niral Score 8.8 · calm mundaneloaded

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Sentiment -0.3 hostilefavourable Political diction 0 A story about politics, written without coded language Jingoistic 4.8 reports to a readerwrites from a camp Sourcing 91 unattributednamed sources Mood 35.6 sorrowjoyful

3 read zero: generational, gender, religious

Generational 0 harder on the oldharder on the young Gender 0 no gendered framingframing throughout Religious 0 not invokedovert

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SBS News (World)as they published this story	8.8

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WAtoday Men suspected of plotting UK terror attack released on bail Niral 11.2 · mostly calm political 0 The Age Men suspected of plotting UK terror attack released on bail Niral 11.2 · mostly calm political 0 The Sydney Morning Herald Men suspected of plotting UK terror attack released on bail Niral 11.2 · mostly calm political 0 Brisbane Times Men suspected of plotting UK terror attack released on bail Niral 11.2 · mostly calm political 0