Watch: UK police robot targets vans near airbase used by US forces

Footage from Britain shows a bomb-disposal robot moving directly toward one of the suspicious vehicles in Whelford, near RAF Fairford, and carrying out a close inspection of the vehicle. (GIF: @ddfmarketing1) A bomb-disposal robot was deployed around three suspicious vans near RAF Fairford, a British air base used by US bombers, after Gloucestershire Police arrested five men who were later held on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act.A video shared on X appeared to show the remotely operated machine moving around the vehicles near the Gloucestershire airfield. Aerial footage showed two vans with their rear doors open and large dark objects nearby, while the robot appeared to be trying to gain access to the third vehicle.Gloucestershire Police received a call at about 12.45am on Sunday about three suspicious vehicles apparently travelling towards RAF Fairford. Armed officers arrested five men in Whelford on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act. They were subsequently arrested on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act, with Counter Terrorism Policing taking over the investigation.Police imposed a 400-metre cordon around the vehicles while the Army's explosive ordnance dis...