UK police evacuate homes near air base used by US and detain men on suspected explosives offensives
Police said several men were arrested on explosives offences as army bomb-disposal teams examined vehicles and residents were moved to a leisure centre.
- 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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Locals evacuated as 'major incident' unfolds near US military 'hub': report
Residents near Royal Air Force Fairford — a British air base used by the United States — were evacuated Sunday morning after a “major incident” involving explosives was declared by local law enforcement, ABC News reported.“The [counter terrorism] world tracking this story this morning very very closely,” wrote Marc Polymeropoulos, a former CIA intelligence officer, in a social media post on X.According to ABC News, several people were arrested S…
Several people were arrested on suspicion of explosives-related crimes.
A raid by British police near the strategic air base RAF Fairford in the English county of Gloucestershire has led to the declaration of a ‘major incident’. The counter-terrorism unit is now leading the investigation after several men were arrested on suspicion of serious violations of the Explosives Act. Because the highest military alert level has been declared at the nearby base, dozens of local residents had to urgently evacuate their homes.
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