Terrorism arrests made at RAF base

Five men are in custody on suspicion of explosives and terrorism
offences after a major incident near an airbase that has been used
by the U.S. military to ​strike Iran

UK

RAF Fairford

RAF FAIRFORD

Runway

Whelford
Three vans
searched
by bomb
disposal
robot

Kempsford

Marston
Meysey

Perimeter
fence

Main gate

Gate
6A

800m
2,650ft

00:45, Sep 27: Gloucestershire
Police say they receive call about
three suspicious vehicles travelling
towards RAF Fairford

01:36: Resident of Whelford calls
999 after arriving home to find three
white vans blocking her driveway
and seeing “large group of hooded
and masked men” running away

Five men later arrested by armed
police near Whelford. Bomb disposal
team also deployed to village

Counter Terrorism Policing
(CTP) is leading investigation into
incident. Residents of 85 homes
evacuated and 400m cordon placed
around vehicles

Sources: BBC, Reuters

Pictures: Google Earth, YouTube

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