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Royal Air Force Base Mildenhall under lockdown due to incident
 [Independent] RAF Mildenhall, a US Air Force base in Suffolk, was placed on lockdown after a security incident police described as a "significant incident".The Ministry of Defence referred The Independent to Suffolk Police, who declined to provide further details. A spokesman from the base's public affairs office confirmed it had been locked down, but that the lockdown had been lifted shortly after 2.30pm. Mildenhall's Facebook page said the measures were taken after "reports of a disturbance on base".
“A man has been detained with cuts and bruises and taken into custody. No other people have been injured as a result of the incident,” the force added.
A 44-year-old British man has been arrested after the “significant incident” forced authorities to lock down the base, which is used only by the US Air Force, at 1pm on Monday. The Independent understands that a single driver in a vehicle approached a checkpoint and forced his way inside. American security personnel opened fire and the driver was taken into custody, before being handed to Suffolk Police for a civilian investigation. He sustained only cuts and bruises, and was arrested on suspicion of criminal trespass. No one else was injured and the incident is not being treated as terrorism, police said. Suffolk Police said: “Police are not looking for anyone else on the site in relation to the incident.” Posted by: Besoeker 2017-12-18 |
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