Shots fired as intruder chased inside US base in Suffolk

A US Air Force base was placed on lockdown after an unauthorised man drove through the checkpoint and was shot at as he sped towards a military plane, police said.The 44-year-old British man failed to follow security directions at the entrance to RAF Mildenhall, near Bury St Edmunds, at 1.40pm on Monday, Superintendent Kim Warner, of Suffolk Police said.There were initial reports of a car being rammed into the checkpoint, but Supt Warner said he was "unaware of any damage to the base itself".