US EditionIranian and Romanian charged after trying to enter UK’s nuclear submarine base
The 34-year-old Iranian man and 31-year-old Romanian woman were charged after attempting unauthorized entry to the UK’s key nuclear submarine base, Police Scotland said.
- Authorities said a 34-year-old Iranian man and a 31-year-old Romanian woman were charged after trying to enter HM Naval Base Clyde, Scotland.
- HM Naval Base Clyde is home to the U.K.'s nuclear-armed submarine fleet, with its deterrent relying on four Royal Navy submarines armed with Trident missiles since the 1990s.
- The Royal Navy said around 5pm on Thursday, police detained two people after attempting to enter HM Naval Base Clyde about 40 miles northwest of Glasgow.
- British media called the two 'suspected Iranian spies' following their arrest, reporting the charges come three weeks into the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and enquiries continue.
- They are due to appear at Dumbarton Sheriff Court on March 23, and Police Scotland said enquiries remain ongoing after the arrests.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) has automated in the case of women with Romanian nationality held on the Faslane nuclear base of the United Kingdom, requesting official information from the British authorities. MAE clarified, Saturday evening, at the request of News.ro, that one of the two persons accused of attempting to land on a British shipyard where nuclear submarines are stationed ...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed, Saturday evening, that one of the two persons accused of trying to sink into a British Naval base where nuclear submarines are stationed has a Romanian citizenship, reports News.ro. In this case...
Iranian man, Romanian woman charged after allegedly trying to enter UK nuclear missile base, officials say
A 34-year-old Iranian man and a 31-year-old Romanian woman were arrested and charged after attempting to enter HM Naval Base Clyde, Police Scotland announced Saturday.
The base of Faslane on the west coast of Scotland is of great importance to the British Navy. A few days ago, a man and a woman tried to gain access to the army base.
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