FIVE MEN ARRESTED NEAR RAF FAIRFORD
British counter-terrorism police are investigating a serious security incident near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire after five British men were arrested in connection with suspected explosives and terrorism offences. The arrests took place early Sunday after authorities received a report about three suspicious vehicles travelling towards the airbase. Police subsequently launched a major operation involving counter-terrorism officers, local authorities, military personnel and bomb-disposal specialists. ARRESTS NEAR THE AIRBASE The five suspects are British nationals in their twenties who are from London, according to counter-terrorism police. They were initially arrested over suspected offences under Britain's explosives legislation before being additionally detained on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act. Police have said investigators are pursuing several lines of inquiry and have not publicly established the suspects' motives or whether the inc...