Days after the US pulled all its Rockwell B-1 Lancer supersonic bombers from Britain's RAF Fairford air base over mounting security concerns following a suspected terrorist plot against the base late last month, another incident has occurred, this time at a critical US and NATO intelligence hub.
Bloomberg reports that British police arrested two Latvian nationals on suspicion of trespassing and national security offenses at RAF Molesworth, located in Cambridgeshire, in eastern England.
More color from the outlet:
Officers found a "small breach" of the perimeter fence, counterterror police said in a statement.
The men, both in their 30s, were arrested late Wednesday after security patrols near the air base, which houses the Joint Intelligence Operations Center Europe Analytic Center and supports US European Command, AFRICOM and NATO coordination.
🚨 BREAKING: Counter Terror Police have launched an investigation after two Latvian nationals aged 36 and 32 were arrested for trespassing offences inside RAF Molesworth in Cambridgeshire RAF Molesworth is home to the US's Joint Intelligence Operations Centre for Europe
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