Police have sought to allay fears after issuing an 'armed military personnel on patrol' alert in several Warwickshire villages. Warwickshire Police has told CoventryLive that it is aware that the message it shared yesterday (August 31) has led to some ' community concern'.

In the alert, the force said that it had been asked by the Ministry of Defence to inform communities in and around the Kineton area of the presence of armed personnel.

"Armed response personnel will be conducting patrols in and around Kineton and other villages as an extension to their normal patrol areas," the message read.

Residents in these villages are no strangers to armed personnel as Kineton is home to a 2,500 acre army base Defence Munitions (DM) Kineton - the largest ammunition depot in western Europe.

See Full Page