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US Army soldier arrested in UK on suspicion of spying for Russia
A 41-year-old senior U.S. Army soldier assigned to NATO has been arrested in the U.K. on suspicion of spying for Russia.
A senior U.S. Army soldier stationed in the United Kingdom was arrested near Gloucester on suspicion of espionage. British police, working alongside U.S. authorities and the FBI, detained the 41-year-old man under the U.K.'s National Security Act for suspected offenses related to obtaining protected information and assisting a foreign intelligence service. The suspect was assigned to NATO's Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, headquartered in Gloucestershire. Officials including FBI Director Kash Patel expressed deep concern over the allegations, emphasizing the seriousness of insider threats to national security.
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