Two men arrested on suspicion of trespass at RAF base
Two Latvian men were arrested for trespassing at a UK RAF base used by NATO and US intelligence. Police are investigating the incident under the National Security Act, though they currently do not link it to other recent military site breaches.
Why it matters
The incident raises concerns about the security of sensitive military infrastructure and potential foreign interference in UK national security.
Image source, Steve Hubbard/BBC Image caption, A breach of a perimeter fence was identified at the base near Huntingdon
Two Latvian men were arrested after a fence was breached at an RAF base used by the US military and Nato for intelligence operations, counter-terrorism police have said.
The alert was raised when a Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) security patrol at RAF Molesworth identified an abandoned vehicle at about 22:00 BST on Wednesday.
Searches revealed a small breach of the fence at the site in Cambridgeshire, and a few hours later, police said the pair were arrested inside the perimeter.
The two men are aged 36 and 32 and live in the UK, the Met Police said.
The force's Counter Terrorism Policing London is investigating and commander Helen Flanagan said officers were not currently linking it to the high-profile incident in Gloucestershire.
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