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Two Men Arrested After Breach at RAF Molesworth

Investigators say the probe could show whether hostile states are using local proxies to target UK sites used by US and NATO

A police car leaves RAF Molesworth after two Latvian nationals were arrested on suspicion of entering a prohibited place, in Cambridgeshire, Britain, October 8.
A dozen B-1 bombers were abruptly flown out of Fairford after U.S. officials said they had intelligence that Iran was plotting to target them with drones and other devices.
British counterterrorism police arrest two Latvian citizens suspected
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Overview

  • On Thursday police found an abandoned vehicle and a small hole in the perimeter fence at RAF Molesworth and arrested two Latvian men who were later held inside the base.
  • The men were first held on suspicion of trespass and criminal damage and were re‑arrested under the National Security Act 2023 for entering a prohibited place for a purpose prejudicial to the UK.
  • Bomb‑disposal teams checked the vehicle, counterterrorism detectives executed searches at two Peterborough addresses, and both suspects remain in custody while enquiries continue.
  • Authorities say there is no confirmed link between the Molesworth breach and the suspected plot at RAF Fairford but they are keeping an open mind and sharing intelligence with US partners.
  • RAF Molesworth hosts US and NATO intelligence hubs and the incident has sharpened UK–US force‑protection coordination after the Fairford alert prompted the temporary withdrawal of US bombers.