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Two more arrests raise the alert at British RAF military bases

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A police officer stands guard at a road closure on the outskirts of the RAF Fairford airbase, in Gloucestershire, after the police declared a serious incident at the base following the arrest of several men suspected of offenses under the Explosives Act, on Sunday, September 27, 2026.
A police officer stands guard at a road closure on the outskirts of the RAF Fairford airbase, in Gloucestershire, after the police declared a serious incident at the base following the arrest of several men suspected of offenses under the Explosives Act, on Sunday, September 27, 2026. Toby Shepheard
08/10/2026 - 17:27 h
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Two Latvian citizens, aged 32 and 36, have been arrested by the police after Ministry of Defence forces detected that they had breached the perimeter fence of the RAF Molesworth base in Cambridge. They are being investigated for accessing a restricted site with potentially harmful intent.

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