One of Five Men Arrested Near RAF Fairford Had Called Police Earlier

One of the five men arrested near Britain’s RAF Fairford airbase had contacted police himself before a farmer reported suspicious activity in the area, according to reports on Tuesday.

The man’s call came about an hour before the farmer alerted authorities to masked men and suspicious vehicles nearby.

The reported contact adds a new detail to the sequence of events surrounding the arrests. The information provided did not explain why the man called police or what he told them.

The five men were arrested near the Royal Air Force base in Fairford. The reason for their arrests and any allegations against them were not specified in the summary of the reports.