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Assistant Chief Constable Richard Ocone of Gloucestershire Police confirms that five men have been arrested on suspicion of Explosive Act offences following reports of three suspicious vans travelling towards RAF Fairford at 1245 on Sunday. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00So at around 12.45am today, Sunday the 27th of September,
00:06police received a call relating to three suspicious vehicles travelling towards RAF Fairford.
00:11Armed officers responded and subsequently arrested five men in the Welford area
00:16on suspicion of committing offences under the Explosives Act.
00:20The men were taken into custody where they remain.
00:25A 400m cordon has been put in place around the vehicles while the Army's Explosive, Ordnance, Disposal Unit examine them.
00:33As a precaution, around 85 households have been advised to evacuate while these examinations take place.
00:41A nearby leisure centre has been opened for those who are unable to stay with family or friends.
00:47The emergency services have well-rehearsed plans for dealing with major incidents such as this.
00:51Work to establish the full nature of this incident is ongoing
00:56and we are in constant communication with our partners both locally and nationally.
01:01In particular, we are working closely with our partners in counter-terrorism policing.
01:06We're not, actually.
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