Armed officers detained the group in the early hours of Sunday following an emergency call from a local resident who spotted three white vans blocking a rural road. The witness described a group of men wearing hoods and balaclavas, prompting a swift response from counter-terrorism police. Authorities established a 400-meter cordon and deployed bomb disposal experts to inspect the vehicles, which were seen on aerial footage being examined by a robotic unit.
Approximately 85 households in the nearby village of Whelford were evacuated to a leisure center as a precaution. While the investigation remains ongoing, Defence Minister Wes Streeting confirmed that the UK is coordinating closely with US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Officials have declined to speculate on potential foreign involvement, though the incident occurs against a backdrop of heightened warnings from the Interior Ministry regarding the use of proxies by hostile states to conduct criminal activities on British soil.
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