Man arrested at US airbase in Britain s Suffolk

London Dec 19 (IANS) Police in Suffolk southeastern Britain have taken a man into custody with cuts and bruises after a "significant incident" at RAF Mildenhall a US airforce base in Britain the police tweeted on Monday.

"Shots were fired by American service personnel and a man has been detained with cuts and bruises and taken into custody " Xinhua quoted the Suffolk Police as saying.

No other people have been injured as the result of the incident.

According to local media reports a man was arrested after allegedly attempting to drive through an entry point at the airforce base and shots were fired by US service personnel.

RAF Mildenhall was put into lockdown following the "security incident" and members of the public are asked to avoid the RAF Mildenhall area for the time being.

--IANS
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