Two arrested inside US airbase in UK as counter-terror police investigate
Two men have been arrested after being found inside an RAF base used by the US military in the UK. The Metropolitan Police said two Latvian men, aged 36 and 32, were arrested in the early hours of Thursday by Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) on suspicion of trespassing inside the base perimeter at RAF Molesworth in Cambridgeshire, 100km north of London. RAF Molesworth is home to US…
Two Latvian men, aged 36 and 32, were arrested at RAF Molesworth in Cambridgeshire on Thursday after being found inside the US military base. The Metropolitan Police confirmed the arrests, stating the men were detained on suspicion of trespassing on a prohibited site and criminal damage. RAF Molesworth, located about 100km north of London, serves as a hub for US intelligence operations in Europe and Africa.
This marks the second time a US airbase in Britain has faced a security alert in the past two weeks. The incident is not being linked to earlier arrests made at RAF Fairford, where a British citizen was arrested on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts. Both men remain in police custody, and an investigation by counter-terrorism police is ongoing.
The pair were initially arrested after an MDP patrol spotted an abandoned vehicle and discovered a breach in the perimeter fence. A search of two addresses in Peterborough is also part of the investigation.
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