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Five men detained near Fairford airbase in Britain - Reuters
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Market town in Gloucestershire, England
Fairford is a market town in Gloucestershire, England. The town lies in the Cotswold hills on the River Coln, 6 miles (10 km) east of Cirencester, 4 miles (6 km) west of Lechlade and 9 miles (14 km) north of Swindon. Nearby are RAF Fairford and the Cotswold Water Park.
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The incident triggered a massive response, with homes evacuated and bomb disposal teams searching three vans close to the base.
British police arrested five men near an airbase used by the U.S. on suspicion of explosive and terrorism offenses on Sunday after a tip-off that three vans had been heading to the military airfield, which has been used to strike Iran.
The men have been detained on suspicion of preparing of a terrorist act near the base used by the US Air Force, police say.