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sentences that state something as happening or true
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12%
2 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said a “foreign actor” was involved in a suspected bomb plot near an airbase in the United Kingdom used by the US military.
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actor → say → military
Police arrested five men, all British nationals from London, in their early to mid-20s, on Sunday after being alerted by a local farmer about three white vans driving towards RAF Fairford, a British base that houses US bombers flying missions against Iran.
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that → arrest → Iran
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we → release → What
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The counterterrorism police said on Monday they were investigating whether individuals were acting for a foreign state in an apparent plot to attack the airbase.
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individuals → arrest → airbase
They later said the suspects would be released on bail.
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suspects → say → bail
Commenting on the suspected plot and arrests on the Hannity programme on Fox News late on Monday, Rubio said, “What happened, what almost happened, what could have happened in the UK over the weekend is a very serious situation.”
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what → comment → weekend
“It’s one that clearly involves the hands of a foreign actor.
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that → ’ → actor
I won’t get into great detail about that yet,” he added.
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he → get → that
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) had said in July the Fairford base was a legitimate target.
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base → say → July
Iran’s embassy in London said in a statement on Monday it “categorically rejects and strongly condemns the recent unfounded and malicious speculations” that it was involved, which it said would fuel “Iranophobia propaganda” in the UK.
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it → say → UK
Trump said on Sunday the UK and the US had had the suspects “under investigation” for a while and alleged, “They were looking to do big damage to our fort.”
After hearing news that suspects were being released on bail, Trump said on Monday the case “might be” linked to Iran but declined to elaborate.
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case → say → Iran
The UK gave the US permission in March to use Fairford for “specific defensive operations into Iran” to destroy Iranian missiles at source.
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UK → give → source
US bombers and other planes have since been seen taking off and landing at the base – the only one on the British mainland used for this purpose.
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bombers → see → purpose
Residents in the rural Cotswolds area surrounding Fairford said the site, which hosts a range of US military equipment and personnel, had seen increased activity and security in recent months.
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which → surround → months
Authorities evacuated about 85 households from a nearby village early on Sunday, but they were allowed to return home the next day.
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they → evacuate → Sunday
Tehran has previously warned London against allowing its bases to be used by the US in operations against Iran.
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bases → warn → Iran
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has accused London of “putting British lives in danger” by allowing the bases to be used “for aggression against Iran”.
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bases → accuse → Iran
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