Men arrested near RAF Fairford in major incident, homes evacuated

Counter-terror police lead investigation into major incident near RAF base, officials say www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...

Across Europe we are witnessing a series of terrorist attacks targeting planes, warehouses, energy infrastructure, rail tracks etc. Now, we have an attempted terror attack at the RAF base in Fairford, UK, involving explosives. It is so severe that civilians had to be evacuated.

1/2 There is currently a major, ongoing, anti-terrorist operation taking place in the UK. The RAF base at Fairford in Gloucestershire and the wider area is sealed off with suspicion vehicles may have been booby-trapped.

Police in the United Kingdom evacuated homes in a village next to RAF Fairford after arresting several men for suspected explosive-related offenses.

👀 Major incident declared near RAF Fairford as men held on suspicion of explosives offences. RAF Fairford has been at the centre of protests in recent months over the British government’s decision to allow the US to use the base to carry out strikes on Iranian missile sites.

BREAKING: Several men have been arrested on suspicion of explosives offences near RAF Fairford, the UK base used by US bombers in the Iran war.

These are worrying scenes just outside the RAF Fairford base. I have contacted the police and I’ve been told that it is believed the incident is contained. I would like to thank the authorities for the work they are currently doing. www.gloucestershire.police.uk/news/glouces...

Ah probably just an unsuspicious technical issue with the software, like all of the previous incidents. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...

Via @ukdefencejournal.org.uk “A major incident has been declared near RAF Fairford after several men were arrested on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act, with residents evacuated and an Army explosive ordnance disposal team examining… vehicles.” ukdefencejournal.org.uk/multiple-exp...

Bloody hell. This is a little too close for comfort. #Fairford 5 arrested so far & 3 large vans of explosives contained outside the perimeter of the base. Photos show the men shirtless so we're they also wearing suicide vests? So who's behind this? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

🔴Several men have been arrested on suspicion of explosives offences connected to the RAF Fairford base. The USAF's only European airfield for heavy bombers has been placed on its highest possible alert level, FPCON Delta, which is the Pentagon's top force-protection level.

Very few details, but several men were arrested in a "major incident" on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act, near RAF Fairford located in Gloucestershire, England, police said. U.S. B-1 and B-52 bombers regularly flew long range missions to Iran early in the war, the BBC reported.

BBC News seems to have a drone flying over RAF (USAF) Fairford showing us variosu B-1 bombers. #WATO

Looks like they found my kimchi jars underneath RAF Fairford

I wonder if this is a stunt? 3 "unusual vans" appeared overnight - footage recorded by doorbell cameras since the evacuations showed robots looking in the back of these vans When 3 vans arrived in the village a resident reported them to the police www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...