UK Ministry of Defence security patrols arrested two Latvian men near an RAF (Royal Air Force) base that houses US and Nato intelligence operations, police said on Thursday. The base, RAF Molesworth, 112km (70 miles) north of London, is operated by the US Air Force and includes intelligence staff from the US Africa Command and the Nato Intelligence Fusion Centre, which provides information to the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe. The two men, who live in the UK were initially arrested at 2am...
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UK Ministry of Defence patrols arrest 2 Latvians near RAF base
UK Ministry of Defence security patrols arrested two Latvian men near RAF Molesworth. The arrests occurred at 2 am, and the men reside in the UK.
AgenciesSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-10-08 · 16:48 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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UK Ministry of Defence security patrols arrested two Latvian men near RAF Molesworth. The arrests occurred at 2 am, and the men reside in the UK. RAF Molesworth, located 112km north of London, is operated by the US Air Force and hosts intelligence operations for the US Africa Command and the Nato Intelligence Fusion Centre. The Nato Intelligence Fusion Centre supplies information to the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe. Police confirmed the arrests on Thursday.
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The two men were initially arrested at 2am.
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The base includes intelligence staff from the US Africa Command and the Nato Intelligence Fusion Centre.
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RAF Molesworth houses US and Nato intelligence operations.
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UK Ministry of Defence security patrols arrested two Latvian men near RAF Molesworth.
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