Shots fired as 'car rams gate' at US Air Force base in Suffolk

A car rammed the gates of a US Air Force base in Suffolk as gun shots were fired.A Ministry of Defence (MoD) source said a man driving a car tried to force the vehicle into the barriers at the entrance to RAF Mildenhall near Bury St Edmunds at 1pm on Monday.Suffolk Police said shots were fired by American service personnel at the base which was placed on lockdown, with aircraft grounded.