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Merkel says US spying allegations are serious
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday allegations that a German man worked as a double agent for US intelligence were serious and, if true, were a clear contradiction of what cooperation between partners is supposed to be about.
Published : 7 July 2014, 03:44 AM
Updated : 7 July 2014, 07:39 AM
She made the comments at a news conference while on a visit to Beijing.
The White House and State Department have so far declined to comment on the arrest of a 31-year-old employee of Germany's BND foreign intelligence agency.
According to intelligence and political sources, the man admits to passing documents to a US contact.
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