RAF Mildenhall in lockdown

Suffolk police say a 44-year-old man arrested in connection with an incident at the US airforce base at RAF Mildenhall on Monday has been detained under section 136 of the Mental Health Act.

The British man was arrested on suspicion of criminal trespass and criminal damage.

Shots were fired by US service personnel and the airfield put on lockdown after reports of a disturbance.

Superintendent Kim Warner, of Suffolk Police, said a vehicle failed to follow security directions at the entrance and drove on to the base.

There was a "short pursuit" and the vehicle was stopped by US security services, he said.

Suffolk Police say an incident at RAF Mildenhall is not being treated as terrorism.

A 44-year-old British man was initially arrested on suspicion of criminal trespass.

The man, who suffered cuts and bruises in the incident, has been taken into custody. Police are not looking for anyone else on the site in relation to the incident.

Suffolk Police say the incident remains an active police investigation at this time and enquiries are on-going.