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Germany's ex-spy chief arrested for espionage
August Hanning, who headed Germany's BND foreign intelligence agency from 1998 to 2005, has been arrested over espionage allegations. Prosecutors say he is under investigation for passing on state secrets and working as an intelligence agent. The arrest of a former head of the foreign intelligence service is an extraordinary development, and the case has drawn wide attention in Germany and abroad.
Why now: A former head of Germany's foreign intelligence agency being arrested on espionage charges is an unprecedented and shocking story.
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- Germany's ex-spy chief arrested for espionage · Deutsche Welle
August Hanning served as the head of Germany's BND foreign intelligence agency from 1998 to 2005. Prosecutors say he's under investigation for passing on state secrets and working as an intelligence agent.
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