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Two Latvian men aged 36 and 32 were arrested on Thursday at RAF Molesworth in Cambridgeshire after breaching the perimeter fence of the NATO intelligence hub. Police found them inside with suspicion of trespassing and entering a prohibited place for purposes harmful to the UK, though no connection has been established to another recent incident at RAF Fairford where seven men were arrested. The arrest follows heightened security concerns across military bases in Britain.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-08,
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same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Two Latvian men, aged 32 and 36, were arrested inside RAF Molesworth, a Cambridgeshire base used by the US military and NATO for intelligence operations, early Thursday morning after being found near an abandoned vehicle outside the facility. Military police discovered the suspects through a breach in the perimeter fence. Initially charged with trespassing on a prohibited site and causing criminal damage, they were later re-arrested under the National Security Act 2023 on suspicion of entering a prohibited place for a purpose prejudicial to the UK. Counter-terrorism police are now leading the investigation due to the sensitive nature of RAF Molesworth, which houses NATO’s Intelligence Fusion Centre and US Joint Intelligence Operations Center, Europe. The incident occurred amid heightened security concerns following recent events like the withdrawal of B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire over potential threats.
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Two Latvian men have been arrested inside a military base in southeast England that houses United States and NATO intelligence hubs after the perimeter fence was breached, police have said.
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police → arrest → hubs
The arrests come amid heightened concerns about security at military bases in the United Kingdom after a separate incident last month.
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arrests → come → incident
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Counterterrorism police said on Thursday that the two men, aged 36 and 32, were arrested at the Royal Air Force (RAF) Molesworth base in Cambridgeshire.
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men → base → Cambridgeshire
They are being held on suspicion of trespass and of entering a prohibited place “for a purpose prejudicial to the UK”, said police.
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police → hold → UK
A security patrol had spotted an abandoned vehicle near the base late on Wednesday night.
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patrol → spot → night
Police found a “small breach” in the perimeter fence before locating and arresting the men in the early hours of Thursday, they said.
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they → find → Thursday
The men were taken to a police station in Cambridgeshire where they are still in custody.
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they → take → custody
Both are Latvian nationals residing in the UK.
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The arrests come after a major incident at RAF Fairford in western England on September 27 that led to the arrest of seven men, all in their 20s, who have since been released on bail.
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who → come → bail
No connection to RAF Fairford
Due to the nature of the incident, UK counterterrorism police are leading the investigation into the security breach, police said.
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police → lead → breach
“We’re very aware of the recent heightened interest and concern around military sites,” said Commander Helen Flanagan, head of Counter Terrorism Policing London.
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Flanagan → ’re → Policing
“But at this stage there is nothing to suggest this incident is connected to the events at RAF Fairford,” she added.
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she → be → Fairford
Flanagan said that the investigation at RAF Molesworth is at an early stage but added that enquiries would home in on “any potential motivation as to why the men were present at the site”.
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men → say → site
RAF Molesworth, formerly a World War II airbase, is now a non-flying facility managed by the United States Air Force.
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Molesworth → manage → Force
US intelligence has based its operation centres for Europe and Africa at the base near Huntingdon.
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intelligence → base → Huntingdon
It is also a NATO intelligence hub, according to a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) website.
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On Sunday, US military planes were abruptly flown out of the RAF base at Fairford in Gloucestershire, after three suspicious vehicles were seen near the base, prompting a major incident to be declared.
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incident → fly → base
That base had been used by the US military to conduct strikes in its war against Iran.
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base → use → Iran
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