
Men held under Explosives Act after vehicles examined near US air base
Police evacuated homes in Whelford near RAF Fairford in England and arrested several men under the Explosives Act after army bomb-disposal experts examined several vehicles.
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Police evacuated homes in Whelford near RAF Fairford and detained several men under the Explosives Act.
Police have evacuated homes near a US air base in England and arrested several men over suspected explosives offenses.
The Gloucestershire Police force says "a number of properties" are being evacuated in Whelford, western England. That is close to RAF Fairford, a base used by American forces during the war with Iran.
Police say several men have been detained on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act, and army bomb-disposal experts are examining several vehicles.

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