
Incident at US base in Britain not terror-related: police
London (AFP) Dec 18, 2017 - An incident at a US base in Britain on Monday which prompted American military personnel to open fire was not a terror attack, police said.
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London (AFP) Dec 18, 2017 - An incident at a US base in Britain on Monday which prompted American military personnel to open fire was not a terror attack, police said.
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