# U.K. police evacuate homes near U.S. air base and detain men over suspected explosives offences

https://mins.news/en/item/75838

- CBC News, 2026-09-27 09:18 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-air-base-england-police-investigation-9.7360081?cmp=rss

> British police said Sunday that several men were arrested on suspicion of explosives offences near a U.S.-used air base in southwest England. Army bomb disposal experts were examining several vehicles as police dealt with what they called a “major incident.”

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