Five men were arrested on suspicion of explosives offenses after police received reports of three suspicious vehicles heading to RAF Fairford around 12:45 a.m. Sunday. About 85 nearby homes were evacuated during a bomb-disposal investigation.
Police said the investigation into the nature of the incident is ongoing, with local officers working alongside counter-terrorism police. An Army bomb disposal unit investigated the three vans within a 400-meter cordon; police later said the cordon remained, but they believed the incident was contained.
RAF Fairford is a British Royal Air Force base that also hosts U.S. Air Force units. The article says heavy bombers used the base to strike targets in Iran.
