We and our partners do the following data processing based on your consent: store and/or access information on a device, personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development Two Latvian men arrested at UK base housing US and NATO intelligence hubs British counter-terrorism police are investigating after two Latvian men were arrested Thursday near a Royal Air Force base in southeast England housing US and NATO intelligence operations, police said in a statement.The arrests come days after a major incident at another UK base led the US military to withdraw B-1 bombers stationed there. Police say a fence was breached at RAF Molesworth in southeast England, on October 8, 2026. © Chris Radburn, UK police said Thursday they had arrested two Latvians inside a military base in southeast England housing US and NATO intelligence hubs after the perimeter fence was breached. The incident comes days after an incident near another military base in southwest England.
Counter-terrorism police said the two men, age 36 and 32, were arrested at the Royal Air Force (RAF) Molesworth base in Cambridgeshire, southeast England. They are being held on suspicion of trespass and suspicion of entering a prohibited place "for a purpose prejudicial to the UK", said police. The arrests come after a major incident at RAF Fairford on September 27 that led to the arrest of seven men, all in their 20s, who have since been released on bail.
One is a dual UK-Iranian national. Following that incident, the United States withdrew its B-1 bombers stationed at the Fairford base. Read moreUS withdraws B-1 bombers from British military base RAF Fairford amid security concerns "At this stage there is nothing to suggest this incident is connected to the events at RAF Fairford last week," said counter-terrorism policing head Helen Flanagan But the authorities were "keeping an open mind", she added in a statement.
RAF Molesworth, formerly a World War II airbase, is now a non-flying facility managed by the US Air Force. It also hosts the NATO Intelligence Fusion Centre, whose website says it has a workforce of more than 200; and Washington's intelligence operations in Europe and Africa, according to the CIA website. Police said a security patrol had spotted an abandoned vehicle near the base and police found a "small breach" before arresting the men in the early hours of Thursday.
The nature of the threat at RAF Fairford is still not clear but police were called to the site after three white vans were spotted acting "suspiciously" in its vicinity. Last June, pro-Palestinian activists broke into another airbase, RAF Brize Norton in southern England, posting video showing them spraying a plane with red paint. US withdraws B-1 bombers from British military base RAF Fairford amid security concerns UK police arrest 22-year-old British man in suspected Fairford base plot 1. 1 ## French interior ministry estimates 250,000 join student protests; organisers claim 450,000 As it happened France 2. 2 ## Ukraine hits Moscow with one of its largest drone attacks in two years Europe 3. 3 ## 'We're fed up': Paris students rise up in a movement that shows no sign of slowing On the ground France Includes a video 3 min 4. 4 ## French student unions demand talks with Lecornu as PM seeks to ease tensions As it happened France 5. 5 ## How Lula’s successes in Brazil may have paved the way for his presidential defeat Explainer Americas 6. 6 ## Macron observes test of new nuclear-capable missile without warhead France © 2026 Copyright France 24 - All rights reserved.
France 24 is not responsible for the content of external websites. Audience ratings certified by ACPM.ACPM The content you requested does not exist or is not available anymore.
Extract — continue reading at the source.
