Two Libyan men training at Bassingbourn Barracks have been charged with the rape of a man in Cambridge.

Moktar Ali Saad Mahmoud, 33, and Ibrahim Abogutila, 22, who are both based at the Old North Road barracks, have been arrested and charged with rape following an incident in the Christ’s Pieces area of the city on Sunday, October 26,

Both men will appear at Cambridge Magistrates’ Court this morning.