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| RAF Mildenhall: Shots fired as US air base placed on lockdown amid 'significant incident' | RAF Mildenhall: Shots fired as US air base placed on lockdown amid 'significant incident' |
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| RAF Mildenhall, a US Air Force base in Suffolk, was placed on lockdown after a security incident police described as a “significant incident”. | RAF Mildenhall, a US Air Force base in Suffolk, was placed on lockdown after a security incident police described as a “significant incident”. |
| Suffolk Police said American service personnel fired shots during the disturbance. | Suffolk Police said American service personnel fired shots during the disturbance. |
| “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 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. | 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. |
| 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. | |
| A small contingent of British liaison officers are also stationed at the base, which is predominantly staffed by American forces. | |
| RAF Mildenhall’s Facebook page said the measures were taken at 1pm on Monday after “reports of a disturbance on base”. | RAF Mildenhall’s Facebook page said the measures were taken at 1pm on Monday after “reports of a disturbance on base”. |
| Suffolk Police tweeted that its officers were still at the 1,162-acre base, which houses about 3,100 members of the US military and an additional 3,000 family members. | Suffolk Police tweeted that its officers were still at the 1,162-acre base, which houses about 3,100 members of the US military and an additional 3,000 family members. |
| The base is currently home to the 100th Air Refueling Wing. Its KC135 tankers are used to refuel US and Nato aircraft in Europe. | The base is currently home to the 100th Air Refueling Wing. Its KC135 tankers are used to refuel US and Nato aircraft in Europe. |
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