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The RAF Molesworth fence-breach arrests

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Two Latvian men found inside RAF Molesworth were further arrested under the National Security Act after a small breach was found in the perimeter fence. Counter-terrorism officers are investigating what they were doing there and whether their purpose was prejudicial to the UK; the report says this is a suspicion, not an established motive, charge or finding of guilt. Both men were reported in custody on 8 October 2026.

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  1. Update 1Molesworth arrests raise a national-security question police have yet to answer

The story so far

  1. Update 1

    Molesworth arrests raise a national-security question police have yet to answer

    Two UK-resident Latvian men were further arrested under the National Security Act after being found inside the base. Their purpose—and any link to RAF Fairford—remain unestablished.

    What moved

    • The two men are found and arrested inside the perimeter.

    Still open after this report

    • The men's purpose, movements inside the perimeter, responsibility for the fence damage and any eventual Fairford connection remain unresolved. No charging or release decision is established.

History

  1. Opened1 report

Who's involved

People

  • Helen FlanaganBritish police officer, Detective Chief Superintendent at the Metropolitan Police Service1 report

Organizations

  • Cambridgeshire Constabularylocal police force in the counties of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, UK1 report
  • Defence Infrastructure Organisationestate management organisation of the Ministry of Defence in the United Kingdom1 report
  • Metropolitan Policeterritorial police force in Greater London1 report
  • Ministry of Defence Policecivilian police force of the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence1 report
  • United States European Commandunified combatant command of the United States Armed Forces responsible for the European region1 report

Places

  • Military AutoSource Molesworth On BaseBuilding 323, Molesworth, Huntingdon PE28 0QA, UK1 report
  • PeterboroughPeterborough, UK1 report

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Who reported what

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Arrests of the Latvian men at RAF MolesworthIndependently confirmed4
Breach in RAF Molesworth’s perimeter fenceIndependently confirmed3
Possible connection to the RAF Fairford incidentIndependently confirmed3
Discovery of the abandoned vehicle outside the baseNot independently confirmed3
Intelligence organisations based at RAF MolesworthNot independently confirmed3
Further arrests under the National Security ActIndependently confirmed2
Counter-terrorism police leading the investigationIndependently confirmed2
Police assessment of the men’s possible motivationNot independently confirmed2
Police searches at Peterborough addressesNot independently confirmed2
Initial arrest suspicions of trespass and damageNot independently confirmed2
Explosives checks on the abandoned vehicleNot independently confirmed2
Men remaining in police custodyNot independently confirmed2
Ages of the two detaineesNot independently confirmed2

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