Two Latvian men arrested at UK base housing US and NATO intelligence hubs
British counter-terrorism police are investigating after two Latvian men were arrested Thursday near a Royal Air Force base in southeast England housing US…
France 24 reports: British counter-terrorism police are investigating after two Latvian men were arrested Thursday near a Royal Air Force base in southeast England housing US and NATO intelligence operations, police said in a statement.
The arrests come days after a major incident at another UK base led the US military to withdraw B-1 bombers stationed there.
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