Five men arrested near RAF Fairford on suspicion of explosives offences

British police arrested five men near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire early on Sunday morning. Officers received a call about three suspicious vehicles heading towards the airbase just before 1am. A local farmer also called 999 after she saw hooded and masked men near her land. The five men, all from London and in their 20s, are UK nationals. They were arrested on suspicion of explosives offences and planning a terrorist act. A bomb disposal team examined the vehicles using remote-controlled equipment. Around 85 homes nearby were evacuated, and police set up a 400-metre safety zone around the vans. Materials were taken from the vehicles for examination. Counter-terrorism officers said they are looking into whether the men were acting on behalf of a foreign state.