# What we know about the terror-related incident near a UK base used by the US military

https://mins.news/en/item/76565

- BBC Chinese, 2026-09-28 04:59 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/c30rel7xdql1o/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Five men were arrested after a major incident near RAF Fairford in western England involving alleged explosives and terrorism offences. Counter Terrorism Policing is leading the investigation, bomb disposal teams examined vehicles and dozens of homes were evacuated. Police said the situation was under control.

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