{"id":22431,"date":"2026-09-27T10:37:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T10:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/27\/major-incident-near-raf-fairford-as-homes-evacuated-and-men-arrested-under-explosives-act-greek-city-times\/"},"modified":"2026-09-27T10:37:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T10:37:39","slug":"major-incident-near-raf-fairford-as-homes-evacuated-and-men-arrested-under-explosives-act-greek-city-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/27\/major-incident-near-raf-fairford-as-homes-evacuated-and-men-arrested-under-explosives-act-greek-city-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Major Incident Near RAF Fairford as Homes Evacuated and Men Arrested Under Explosives Act \u2013 Greek City Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-first=\"S\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A major security operation is underway near RAF Fairford after several men were arrested under the UK\u2019s Explosives Act, triggering evacuations and the deployment of a specialist Army bomb disposal team.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Homes have been evacuated in the nearby village of Whelford, with residents moved to a leisure centre as authorities investigate the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The British Army\u2019s specialist Explosive Ordnance Disposal team is examining a number of vehicles while police have established a cordon around the area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gloucestershire Police said the incident is believed to be contained and that emergency services are working with partner agencies as the investigation continues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The security operation is unfolding next to <strong>RAF Fairford<\/strong>, one of the UK\u2019s most strategically important air bases and a key US military facility in Europe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The base has been used by US strategic bombers including B-52H Stratofortress and B-1B Lancer aircraft. The British government has also authorised the United States to use RAF Fairford for operations against Iranian missile sites during the ongoing conflict.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Armed police have been seen blocking access to the base, while around 30 emergency vehicles were reported in the area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The arrests and bomb disposal operation come amid heightened security around RAF Fairford, which has become a significant launch point for US strategic bomber operations in the conflict with Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Authorities have not publicly identified what prompted the arrests or said that an explosive device has been found. The investigation remains ongoing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<footer class=\"article-tags entry-footer\">\n<div>\n\t\t<strong>Tags:<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\tB-1B Lancer, B-52H, bomb disposal, bomb threat, breaking news, Explosives Act, Gloucestershire, Iran, military, RAF Fairford, security, UK, United States Air Force, US Air Force, Whelford\t<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"category_container author-information\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<section id=\"authorpage\" class=\"authorpage\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/488a5f066fe5c047a67005aaf696382fcf4a48c076ff43821b952beeab92438d?s=164&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/488a5f066fe5c047a67005aaf696382fcf4a48c076ff43821b952beeab92438d?s=328&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-164 photo lazyload\" height=\"164\" width=\"164\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"author-content\">\n<h5>GCT Team<\/h5>\n<p>GCT Team is a staff byline used when Greek City Times editors work on a story together, or when an article is produced by the newsroom rather than a single named reporter.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-link\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-x-twitter\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/greekcitytimes\" class=\"boxed-icon fill facebook\" v=\"\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/greekcitytimes\/\" class=\"boxed-icon fill instagram\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram\"\/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/2026\/09\/27\/raf-fairford-major-incident-explosives-arrests\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A major security operation is underway near RAF Fairford after several men were arrested under the UK\u2019s Explosives Act, triggering evacuations and the deployment of a specialist Army bomb disposal team. 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