A man has been arrested at an airbase in Suffolk amid reports he tried to ram the gates in a “significant incident” that led to shots being fired.
American service personnel “fired shots” after the man tried to enter the base, Suffolk Police said in a statement on Monday.
The force were called to the airbase at 1.40pm and apprehended the man who suffered “cuts and bruises” during the incident.
He is now in custody.
The base was initially put into lockdown.
No one else was injured as a result of the incident, police said.
The Ministry of Defence confirmed an incident “at the entry point” of RAF Mildenhall, but said police were leading inquiries.
“They just released us from lockdown,” a spokesman for the Mildenhall base, earlier told Reuters.
The US embassy has so far declined to comment.
A US Air Force spokeswoman confirmed the incident had been “contained” and that a suspect had been apprehended.
Suffolk Police are urging members of the public to avoid the area around the airbase.
The force remains at the scene.
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