US army officer arrested in UK on Russia spy charges
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A senior US Army soldier has been arrested in England on suspicion of helping Russian intelligence, British police said on Tuesday.
The 41-year-old man, who has not been named, was detained near Gloucester and is being held in London, police said.
He is suspected of two offences under Britain's National Security Act: aiding a foreign intelligence service and obtaining or sharing protected information.
Police said two locations in Gloucestershire were searched, and that Russia is the country the allegations concern.
UK and US authorities worked together on the case, said Vicki Evans, the Metropolitan Police's senior national coordinator for counterterrorism policing, who added that the investigation continues.
Police said the arrest is separate from other counterterror inquiries, including the Iran-linked threat to RAF Fairford near Gloucester in September, according to ABC.
“The alleged conduct of a senior soldier, entrusted with sensitive information, is a sobering reminder that insider threats are real and persistent.”
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