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UK arrests 5 after incident near airbase used by US bombers
27 Sept 2026, 14:00 UTC · 10 independent sources
🚨 FIVE MEN ARRESTED NEAR RAF FAIRFORD
UK police say the men were arrested in connection with an incident near RAF Fairford.
Assistant Chief Constable Richard Ocone said police got a call at about 12.45am about three suspicious vehicles.
Police said 85 households in nearby Whelford were evacuated as a precaution.
They are working with counterterrorism police.
Source: South China Morning Post, The Independent, NPR, torontosun.com #UK
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UK arrests 5 after incident near airbase used by US bombers
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Five arrested near U.K. airbase used by U.S.
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Trump praises joint op with Britain after arrests near US-used UK airbase; PM Burnham urges calm
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