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Farmer's tip-off may have foiled UK terror plot
Original: UK terror plot may have been foiled by nosy farmer from tiny village who saw masked men ‘running toward base’
A farmer from a small English village is being credited with helping foil a suspected terror plot after reporting masked men running toward a military base. His alert to authorities reportedly prompted action that may have prevented an attack, and the story has drawn wide attention to the role ordinary bystanders can play in national security cases.
Why now: The unusual detail that an ordinary farmer's vigilance may have stopped a terror plot has made the story stand out in the news.
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- UK terror plot may have been foiled by nosy farmer from tiny village who saw masked men ‘running toward base’ · New York Post
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