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Man detained after incident at UK base used by US Air Force

A Royal Air Force base in Britain used by the US Air Force was briefly locked down and a man was taken into custody after a disturbance Monday, police said. American service members fired shots, according to county police.

 

No one was injured other than the detained man, who had cuts and bruises. The nature of the disturbance was unclear, though British media reported that a car tried to ram the gates.

 

The base was scouted out in 2015 by an Islamic extremist who eventually received a life sentence for plotting an attack against U.S. military personnel.

 

The US has air-refueling assets stationed at the RAF Mildenhall base in Suffolk, about 80 miles (130 kilometers) north of London.

 

 


פרסום ראשון: 12.18.17, 17:47