据《泰晤士报》周二晚间报道，在针对英国皇家空军基地的一起疑似炸弹袭击案中，其中一名嫌疑人在袭击被挫败前曾拨打过报警电话。
One of the suspects in a suspected bomb attack on a Royal Air Force base called the police before the attempt was thwarted, the Times reported on Tuesday evening.
报道称，该嫌疑人在一名农民因看到三辆货车被戴头套的男子包围而报警前近一小时，就拨打了999报警电话。
The suspect called 999 almost an hour before a farmer driving home called the police after seeing three vans surrounded by men in balaclavas, according to the report.
目前，当局仍在调查该致电者的动机，尚不确定其是试图阻止行动，还是该计划的一部分。
The motives of the caller are still under investigation, as the authorities are unsure if the suspect was attempting to sincerely stop the operation or if it was part of the larger plan.
据《泰晤士报》报道，由于调查中未发现爆炸装置，警方正在调查该行动背后的动机，并考虑嫌疑人是否在进行监视、测试安保或试图向英国政府传达某种信息。
Police are investigating the motives behind the operation itself after no explosive devices were found as part of their investigation, and are considering if the suspects were conducting surveillance, testing security, or trying to send a message to the British government, the Times wrote.
警方表示，已对伦敦的多处房产及现场车辆进行了搜查，虽然发现了大量燃料，但并未发现爆炸装置。英国警方为释放嫌疑人保释的决定进行了辩护。
英国国家反恐警务负责人劳伦斯·泰勒也为释放五名嫌疑人保释的决定进行了辩护，此前美国总统唐纳德·特朗普曾对此表示批评。
Police said that searches of London properties had been carried out as well as the vehicles at the scene, but while a significant quantity of fuel was found, no explosive devices were present. UK police defend decision to release suspects on bail Head of national counter-terrorism policing Laurence Taylor also defended the decision to release the five suspects on bail, which US President Donald Trump had criticized the day before.
泰勒表示：“我理解这一进展会让许多人感到惊讶，但我想重申，这是一个基于经验和对警务权力审慎考量的调查性决定。”
"I understand why this development will have come as a surprise to many, but I'd like to reiterate that it was an investigative decision, and one which is grounded in experience and careful consideration of policing powers," Taylor said.