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UK police arrest men on explosives act offenses after air base security stepped up-Sky
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British police announced on Sunday morning that five people were arrested "on suspicion of offenses under the explosives act" close to a major air base hosting U.S. forces in the southwest of England.
Police say five U.K. nationals were arrested near RAF Fairford air base in England, which U.S. forces have used to launch airstrikes on Iran since the start of the war.
Police evacuated homes Sunday near an air base in England used by the U.S. and arrested several men over suspected explosives offenses.