UK police arrest men on explosives act offenses after air base security stepped up: Sky News
- On Sunday, September 27, 2026, Gloucestershire Police declared a major incident near RAF Fairford following the arrest of several men on suspicion of explosives offences.
- The airbase serves as the European hub for United States Air Force operations in the Middle East, including flights over the Persian Gulf.
- Residents have been evacuated from the Whelford area to a leisure centre, while the British Army's specialist EOD team is examining a number of vehicles.
- Intelligence reports suggest the base reached FPCON Delta, the Pentagon's highest force-protection level, while police reassured residents the incident is 'contained.'
- Britain said in July its armed forces were ready to protect the country from any attack after Iran's Revolutionary Guards issued a warning not to allow US bombers to fly from Fairford.
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Large-scale deployment of police and army in Fairford, UK: Several vehicles near an air force base are being investigated for explosives. Homes have been evacuated.
Men arrested on suspicion of explosives offences near U.S. air base in Britain as vehicles searched
LONDON — British police arrested several men on suspicion of explosives offences on Sunday near an air base which the United States Air Force had been using to facilitate strikes on Iran.
UK reports 'major incident,' arrests near Fairford air base
Multiple buildings were evacuated in the UK town of Whelford, near an air base used by the US military, with UK police saying bomb disposal teams were checking vehicles on the scene. Several men had been arrested.
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laprovincia.esBritish police reported this Sunday that they have arrested several people near a U.S. military base in Gloucestershire County (southeastern England), while Army operatives examine vehicles in the area and a number of homes have been evacuated.Continue reading...
Men arrested in major incident at UK air base used by US
British police said on Sunday they had arrested several men on suspicion of explosives offences and Army bomb disposal experts were examining a number of vehicles in a “major incident” near an air base used by the US in southwest England. Police said nearby residents had been evacuated from their homes. The British government gave […]
UK police declare major incident at air base used by US
Several men were arrested on suspicion of explosives offences, UK police say, after a security scare at a British air base that has been used by the US Air Forces in south-west England since the start of the Iranian war at the end of February.
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