Five men arrested after major incident near RAF base

A number of properties in Whelford, Gloucestershire, have been evacuated following a major incident being declared. Counter Terrorism police are leading the investigation near RAF Fairford. Police have further arrested five men on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act, after they were originally arrested under suspicion of committing offences under the Explosives Act. In a news conference, Assistant Chief Constable Richard Ocone said police received a call at around 12:45am today "relating to three suspicious vehicles travelling towards RAF Fairford." Follow the latest: https://news.sky.com/story/follow-latest-major-incident-declared-and-number-of-properties-evacuated-in-gloucestershire-after-men-arrested-on-suspicion-of-offences-under-explosives-act-13527288 uk unitedkingdom skynews live breakingnews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Why not listen to one of our podcasts? This is Why, available for free here: https://podfollow.com/thisiswhy or Ed Conway's Stuff Matters, available here: https://podfollow.com/stuff-matters To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales