Pair bailed after security breach at RAF base
Two Latvian men were arrested and subsequently bailed after breaching the perimeter fence of RAF Molesworth in Cambridgeshire. The base, which is used by the US military and NATO for intelligence operations, remains under investigation.
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Security breaches at sensitive military intelligence facilities raise concerns regarding national security and site protection protocols.
Image source, Steve Hubbard/BBC Image caption, A breach of a perimeter fence was identified at the base near Huntingdon
Two Latvian men arrested after a fence was breached at a Cambridgeshire RAF base have been bailed.
Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) security patrols at RAF Molesworth, which is used by the US military and Nato for intelligence operations, identified an abandoned vehicle at about 22:00 BST on Wednesday.
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