Pair bailed after security breach at RAF base
Summary
Two Latvian men were arrested and later bailed after entering RAF Molesworth, a military base in Cambridgeshire used by the US and NATO for intelligence work. Police found a small break in the fence and an abandoned vehicle at the scene, and a terrorism investigation is ongoing.Key Facts
- The incident happened at RAF Molesworth, near Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire.
- Two Latvian men, aged 36 and 32, were arrested after a fence was breached.
- The men live in the UK and were found inside the base a few hours after police discovered the breach.
- The base is used by the US military and NATO for intelligence operations in Europe and Africa.
- Police initially arrested the men for trespassing and damaging property.
- They were later charged under the National Security Act for entering a prohibited place for harmful purposes.
- Officers searched two homes in Peterborough and recovered an abandoned vehicle from the base.
- The investigation is led by Counter Terrorism Policing London, but no link has been found to a recent incident at RAF Fairford.
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