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| 'Rifle' sighting sparks alert at Bulford Camp barracks | 'Rifle' sighting sparks alert at Bulford Camp barracks |
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| Armed officers and a police helicopter were scrambled to an Army base after three people were reportedly seen with a rifle nearby. | Armed officers and a police helicopter were scrambled to an Army base after three people were reportedly seen with a rifle nearby. |
| Police were called to the "suspicious incident" near Bulford Camp, Wiltshire, at 17:00 BST on Thursday. | Police were called to the "suspicious incident" near Bulford Camp, Wiltshire, at 17:00 BST on Thursday. |
| The area around the barracks, on the Salisbury Plain, was searched but no suspects were located. | The area around the barracks, on the Salisbury Plain, was searched but no suspects were located. |
| Mayor of Tidworth, Chris Franklin, said there would be a "harder presence" at the camp's gates in light of the alert. | Mayor of Tidworth, Chris Franklin, said there would be a "harder presence" at the camp's gates in light of the alert. |
| The Ministry of Defence has not commented on the level of threat at Bulford, but a spokesperson said security remained of "paramount importance". | |
| BBC Wiltshire reporter Karen Gardner said while it appeared to be "business as normal" at the base on Friday morning, security around the camp appeared to be heightened. | |
| It comes after the attempted abduction of a serviceman at RAF Marham in Norfolk on Wednesday. | It comes after the attempted abduction of a serviceman at RAF Marham in Norfolk on Wednesday. |
| The camp is one of a crescent of military bases in the area, including Tidworth and Larkhill, and around a third of the Army is based in these camps including the Royal Signals and the Royal Military Police. | |
| Bulford will also be home to the 5th Battalion who are in the process of relocating to Wiltshire from Germany. |