# UK police evacuate homes near air base used by US

https://mins.news/en/item/75825

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-27 08:59 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/27/uk-police-evacuate-homes-near-air-base-used-by-us?traffic_source=rss

> UK police evacuated residents from homes near RAF Fairford in Whelford to a leisure centre and arrested several men suspected of explosives-related offences. Gloucestershire police said the army’s specialist bomb disposal team was examining several vehicles.

## Related coverage

- [Suspected terror attack thwarted near U.S. air base in U.K.](https://mins.news/en/item/76382) — NBC News, 2026-09-27
- [Major incident at UK airbase used by US](https://mins.news/en/video/76024) — France 24 English, 2026-09-27
- [UK police evacuate homes near US-used air base and arrest men over suspected explosives offences](https://mins.news/en/item/75822) — France 24, 2026-09-27
- [Homes evacuated near US-used UK airbase after explosives arrests](https://mins.news/en/item/75819) — TRT World, 2026-09-27