UK police arrested five men close to an airbase in England that is used by US long-range bombers on suspicion of terror and explosives offenses.

Army bomb disposal units are at the scene while dozens of houses nearby have been evacuated as a precaution with the investigation ongoing.

The arrests were made after information was received from residents in the area soon after midnight, according to Richard Ocone, a senior detective in the county of Gloucestershire. The men have not been identified and no clue has been given about a possible motive.

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      2 days ago

      Terrorism.

      It doesn’t stop being terrorism because it’s a cause you agree with. It’s an action using violence to force a political, ideological, or social change through fear.

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        Breaking stuff you don’t agree with isn’t terrorism, it’s just regular crime. They (seemingly from the sparse information being released) weren’t attacking politicians or voters to change political choices. A crime being allegedly ideologically motivated or against government property doesn’t make it terrorism.