Alert at Britain's RAF Lakenheath base after suspected drone sighting

US military personnel at the Royal Air Force base RAF Lakenheath in Britain were asked to move to shelters after a suspected drone was spotted near the base.

A US Air Force official said security forces moved after suspicion of unauthorized drone activity over the base, that no individual, aircraft or military infrastructure was harmed, and that the Air Force continues to work in coordination with British authorities to secure the base and its surroundings.

Reports in the British press said the alert message sent to base personnel began with the phrase 'real threat' in large red letters.

British MP Nick Timothy said in a post on his social media account that he had been in contact with the authorities, that there is no danger to the public at this moment, and that the problem had been resolved.

The incident came after reports that the US military postponed some fighter jets from RAF Mildenhall in Britain on Monday, against the backdrop of claims of a security threat linked to Iran, and it was mentioned that at least two of those aircraft were deployed at RAF Lakenheath. Last month, it was reported that American bombers that had been at RAF Fairford were returned to the United States because of threats linked to Iran.