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PoliticsFormer German intelligence chief detained over alleged purchase of classified information

Prosecutors said August Hanning, who once led Germany’s external intelligence agency, was detained Tuesday. He is suspected of paying to obtain restricted records and drawing on them for an assessment prepared for an intelligence agency abroad.

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Former German intelligence chief detained over alleged purchase of classified information
Former German intelligence chief detained over alleged purchase of classified informationPolitics