Petrol theft is considered as a possible explanation for the reported incident, without a firm conclusion. Organized crime can interact with terrorism or other strategic threats. An apparently criminal act can therefore require further investigation. Rural fuel theft provides one comparison. Another example concerns thieves taking lead from country churches, away from dense urban surveillance, and selling it as reclaimed material. A conclusion about Fairford still depends on later information.
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Fairford, rural theft and uncertain security explanations
Possible criminal explanations illustrate the difficulty of distinguishing theft from a wider security threat.