# Former German spy chief held over Israeli intelligence links in child abduction case

https://mins.news/en/item/90012

- TRT World, 2026-10-07 16:12 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/c3ecd5dbc934

> Former German intelligence chief August Hanning has been detained over links to Israeli intelligence in a child abduction case.

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