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Germany investigating second U.S. spy suspect: security sources
Source: Reuters
Germany investigating second U.S. spy suspect: security sources
BERLIN Wed Jul 9, 2014 9:00am EDT
(Reuters) - Germany is investigating a suspected U.S. spy in its military, a security source said, days after the arrest of a member of its foreign intelligence agency as a double agent tested U.S. relations already strained by espionage.
The Federal Prosecutor's office said in a statement that authorities had begun conducting searches in Berlin on Wednesday morning in connection with a suspected spy, who had not been arrested. It gave no further details.
"The suspect is from the military," a security source told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The new investigation comes just days after Germany arrested a 31-year-old employee of the BND foreign intelligence service who admits passing documents to a U.S. contact. The foreign ministry has called in the U.S. ambassador for an explanation.
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BERLIN Wed Jul 9, 2014 9:00am EDT
(Reuters) - Germany is investigating a suspected U.S. spy in its military, a security source said, days after the arrest of a member of its foreign intelligence agency as a double agent tested U.S. relations already strained by espionage.
The Federal Prosecutor's office said in a statement that authorities had begun conducting searches in Berlin on Wednesday morning in connection with a suspected spy, who had not been arrested. It gave no further details.
"The suspect is from the military," a security source told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The new investigation comes just days after Germany arrested a 31-year-old employee of the BND foreign intelligence service who admits passing documents to a U.S. contact. The foreign ministry has called in the U.S. ambassador for an explanation.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/09/us-germany-usa-spy-idUSKBN0FE16N20140709
