OAPs infiltrate nuclear base

The base is home to Trident nuclear submarines

Scotland's Faslane nuclear submarine base has been infiltrated - by a car-load of unwitting pensioners.

The intruders are understood to have been tourists who took a wrong turning.

But the breach of security is being treated seriously by bosses at the base, who have launched an investigation into the incident.

These people were permitted to enter despite not having the numerous passes needed before anyone is allowed on.

Faslane spokesman

A security guard at the home of Britain's Trident nuclear deterrent has been suspended pending the inquiry.

The incident took place on 7 November at the base on the River Clyde.

It is believed that the car contained two men and two women in their seventies.

When he was eventually stopped inside the base, the driver reportedly asked security guards: "Could you tell me if this is the road to Arrochar?"

A base spokesman would not reveal how long the pensioners spent inside the base before being escorted away, but said they had been spotted "very quickly".

Inquiry ongoing

"An incident happened in which a group of non-base passholders in a vehicle got into the base," he confirmed.

"For some reason, on arriving at the gate these people were permitted to enter despite not having the numerous passes needed before anyone is allowed on.

"An inquiry is ongoing and a member of staff has been suspended as part of that inquiry until it is completed.

"There is no suggestion that there was any criminal intent, but it was a breach of security and therefore it is treated very seriously."