Police dealing with 'significant incident' at RAF base

Police are responding to reports of a significant incident at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk.

By The Newsroom

Published 18th Dec 2017, 14:54 BST

Updated 18th Dec 2017, 15:21 BST

A man has been arrested after apparently trying to drive through a checkpoint at the base used by the US air force.

RAF Mildenhall was put into lockdown as police responded to reports of what they called a "significant incident".

A person was arrested and is now in the custody of Suffolk Police.

A US military statement said the base was locked down at 13:00 GMT "following reports of a disturbance" and emergency personnel were deployed.