Police declare major incident at UK's Fairford air base, used by US air forces

Scores of homes were evacuated in the UK town of Whelford, near an air base used by the US military, with bomb disposal teams checking "suspicious vehicles" at the scene. Police said five men had been arrested.

Five men have been arrested near RAF Fairford in the UK on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences.

Five men have been arrested as counter-terror police lead an investigation into a major incident near the airbase.

Counter-terrorism police investigate whether Iran is behind suspected bomb plot after member of public calls 999 over suspicious vehicles Counter-terrorism police are investigating whether Iran is behind a suspected bomb plot after armed officers found explosives on three vans…

Major incident declared over suspected plot against RAF Fairford, a Gloucestershire airbase used by the United States Air Force

RAF Fairford is a key US Air Force base in Europe and has been used to strike Iran.

Major incident declared at RAF Fairford as bomb squad inspects vehicles and village is evacuated

Police evacuated homes Sunday near an air base in England used by the U.S. and arrested several men over suspected explosives offenses.

Several men were arrested on suspicion of explosives offences, UK police say, after a security scare at a British air base used by the US Air Force in south-west England since the start of the Iranian war.

Army bomb-disposal experts are examining several vehicles.