Two Latvian nationals arrested after fence breach at RAF Molesworth
Two men living in the United Kingdom have been arrested under the National Security Act after breaking through a perimeter fence at RAF Molesworth in Cambridgeshire.
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Two Latvian nationals aged 36 and 32 have been arrested inside the perimeter of RAF Molesworth in Cambridgeshire, BBC News and the Daily Mail reported. The Metropolitan Police said the two men live in the United Kingdom. Both men were initially detained on suspicion of trespass on a prohibited site and criminal damage. [1][2]
The incident began when a Ministry of Defence Police security patrol identified an abandoned vehicle near the base at about 22:00 BST on Wednesday, BBC News and the Daily Mail reported. A subsequent search by the Ministry of Defence Police and Cambridgeshire Constabulary revealed a small breach in the perimeter fence. [1][2]
Officers subsequently found the two men inside the base boundary, according to BBC News and the Daily Mail. They were taken to a Cambridgeshire police station, and BBC News reported that the men were arrested under the National Security Act. Counter Terrorism Policing is involved in the investigation, the Daily Mail reported. [1][2]
In short
- Two Latvian nationals aged 36 and 32 were arrested inside the perimeter of RAF Molesworth.
- A patrol found an abandoned vehicle near the RAF base at 22:00 BST on Wednesday.
- Police located a small breach in the perimeter fence before making the arrests.
- The suspects are United Kingdom residents and were arrested under the National Security Act.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]Two Latvian men arrested on suspicion of trespass at RAF base in CambridgeshireBBC News, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]Two Latvian nationals are arrested for trespass after 'breaking through perimeter fence' at RAF Molesworth in Cambridgeshire - as counter terror police launch probeDaily Mail, 1h ago
- [3]Two Latvian nationals arrested on suspicion of trespass offences at RAF baseSky News, 1h ago
- [4]Two men arrested on suspicion of trespass at RAF baseBBC, 1h ago
- [5]Two Latvians arrested for trespassing at RAF baseThe Telegraph, 1h ago
- [6]Two men arrested on suspicion of trespassing at RAF base | ITV NewsITVX, 1h ago
- [7]Two Latvian nationals arrested on suspicion of trespass offences at RAF basewww.coastfm.co.uk, 1h ago
Background
- [8]2026 Latvian parliamentary election on Wikipedia
- [9]RAF Fairford on Wikipedia
- [10]Cambridgeshire on Grokipedia
- [11]United States military imposes 48 hour pause on Okinawa after arrest FTMQ News, 1d ago
- [12]Former German spy chief arrested on suspicion of treason and espionage FTMQ News, 1d ago
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 12 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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