Men arrested in major incident at UK air base used by US
Summary
Security ramped up at UK base used by US air forces
RAF Fairford used to strike Iranian missile sites
Men detained on suspected explosives offences
Police say they believe situation is contained
British police arrested several men on suspicion of explosives offences near an airbase used by the US to strike Iranian targets, while Army bomb disposal experts searched vehicles and homes were evacuated in the “major incident” on Sunday.
The British government, which gave authorisation to the US to use RAF Fairford to strike Iranian missile sites that were attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz, said Prime Minister Andy Burnham was being updated about the incident.”
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“Men arrested in major incident at U.K. air base used by U.S.”
Toby Shepheard
Reuters
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