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Head of UK counter-terrorism Policing Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor says that "a quantity of petrol" but "no explosive devices" were found in vans near RAF Fairford, after five men were detained near the site on Sunday on suspicion of terror offences. Taylor says subsequently releasing them on bail was an "investigative decision". Report by Keechl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00Firstly, a police response was activated in the early hours of Sunday morning due to a
00:07range of information that we received. This included a call from the member of public
00:13about several vehicles acting suspiciously close to RAF Fairford. Now those vehicles,
00:21as I explained yesterday, have been subject to extensive examination with the support of military
00:26assets and forensic experts and we can confirm that no improvised explosive devices have been found.
00:34We have found a quantity of an accelerant, petrol, and we have recovered that as part of our investigation.
00:42As part of our investigation we have also searched properties in London and those searches are now
00:48finished and we're also now reducing the investigative scenes around RAF Fairford and we
00:54expect them to be closed completely tomorrow. You'll also be aware that yesterday we released
01:01five men on police bail. Now they remain under investigation and they must adhere to very
01:07strict conditions. It's really important that you understand that the safety of the public
01:14is at the forefront of our investigative decision making and this was certainly the case yesterday.
01:20Now I understand why this development was surprising to some but I would like to reiterate that this
01:26is an investigative decision and one which is grounded in experience and strategy.
01:31Jail.
01:32Jail.

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