# Counter-terror police lead probe into major incident near RAF base

https://mins.news/en/video/75919

- BBC News, 2026-09-27 11:38 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B17fVvCaGcM

> A major incident has been declared in a village near an RAF base that hosts the US Air Force, prompting evacuations. Gloucestershire police say several men were arrested on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act, while an army bomb-disposal team examines vehicles. Whitehall officials say counter-terror police are leading the investigation.

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