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UK police evacuate homes and make arrests near Fairford air base

British police evacuated homes near Fairford air base in Gloucestershire on Sunday and arrested several men over suspected explosives offenses, France 24 reported. The base is used by US air forces and has been used by the United States to launch operations against Iran, according to the report.

British police evacuated homes near Fairford air base in southwest England on Sunday, according to France 24.

Police arrested several men over suspected explosives offenses. The report described the situation as a major incident.

Fairford, in Gloucestershire, is used by US air forces and has been used by the United States to launch operations against Iran, France 24 reported.

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france24 — UK police make arrests, evacuate homes in ‘major incident’ near air base used by US forces